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Paolo Cavara

Italian director and screenwriter (1926-1982) · Italy · On the map · Directors · Died at 56

Paolo Cavara was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is best known for collaborating with Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi on the 1962 mondo film Mondo Cane, and for directing the fiction film The Wild Eye (1967) and two giallo films, Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) and Plot of Fear (1976).

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A typical day, 30 days to 22 June 2026

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1982Died7 August 19821980La locandieraFilm, Director1978Stay as You AreFilm, Writer1976Plot of FearFilm, Director, Writer1974Il lumaconeFilm, Director, WriterVirilityFilm, 1974Director1973Deaf Smith & Johnny EarsFilm, Director, Writer1971The Black Belly of the TarantulaFilm, Director1969The RavineFilm, Director, Writer1967The Wild EyeFilm, Director, Writer1964MalamondoFilm, Director, Writer1963Women of the WorldFilm, Director, Writer1962Mondo CaneFilm, Director, Writer1926Born4 July 1926

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  • The Black Belly of the Tarantula 1971
  • Mondo Cane 1962
  • Stay as You Are 1978

Filmography 12

24 credits on file

Television 1

About this person

Country
Italy
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 1982 · aged 56