Mario Caiano
Encyclopedia
Mario Caiano is an Italian
film director
, screenwriter
and second unit director.
Born in Rome
, he has directed for nearly 50 films since 1961 and 27 films and TV scripts since 1954.
Caiano directed and wrote the script to the 1965 horror film
starring Barbara Steele
, Nightmare Castle
(Amanti d'oltretomba) and for the 1972 horror film Eye in the Labyrinth
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and second unit director.
Born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, he has directed for nearly 50 films since 1961 and 27 films and TV scripts since 1954.
Caiano directed and wrote the script to the 1965 horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
starring Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday , now hailed as a classic.Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr...
, Nightmare Castle
Nightmare Castle
Nightmare Castle is a 1965 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Caiano. The film stars Barbara Steele in dual lead roles, and its music was composed by Ennio Morricone....
(Amanti d'oltretomba) and for the 1972 horror film Eye in the Labyrinth
Eye in the Labyrinth
Eye in the Labyrinth is a 1972 horror film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Rosemary Dexter.-Plot:Julie is disturbed by the disappearance of her psychiatrist boyfriend Luca following a bizarre dream where she witnessed him murdered...
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