Direction: Paolo Cavara

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Paolo Cavara. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Mondo Cane No. 1

1962 · Documentary · 108 min. · Italy

Direction Paolo Cavara · Gualtiero Jacopetti · Franco Prosperi

Cast Rossano Brazzi · Stefano Sibaldi

Synopsis Nominally a documentary, this film combines a number of unrelated sequences (both real and staged) -- including a South Pacific "cargo cult", the ritual slaughter of a bull, tribal dances and rituals, and a visit to an ornate pet cemetery...

6.5

552 votes

6.5

552 votes

Black Belly of the Tarantula

1971 · Movie · 89 min. · Italy

Direction Paolo Cavara

Cast Giancarlo Giannini · Barbara Bach · Barbara Bouchet · Claudine Auger

Synopsis Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. As suspects keep dying, Inspector directs his attention to...

5.4

223 votes

5.4

223 votes

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears

1972 · Movie · 91 min. · Italy

Direction Paolo Cavara

Cast Franco Nero · Anthony Quinn · Pamela Tiffin · Ira von Fürstenberg

Synopsis Set in 1830's Texas just after the Republic won its independence from Mexico. The Republic's future is in doubt, with various factions and foreign powers hoping to sway matters to their own advantage. President Sam Houston instructs one of his...

5.1

72 votes

5.1

72 votes

4.7

57 votes

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La locandiera

1980 · Movie · 111 min. · Italy

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La donna nel mondo

1963 · Documentary · 110 min. · Italy

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Malamondo

1964 · Documentary · 110 min. · Italy

Direction Paolo Cavara

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The Wild Eye

1967 · Movie · 98 min. · Italy

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Virility

1974 · Movie · 90 min. · Italy

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La cattura

1969 · Movie · 97 min. · Italy

Direction Paolo Cavara

Cast David McCallum · Nicoletta Machiavelli · Lars Bloch · Demeter Bitenc

Synopsis McCallum plays a WWII German special agent assigned to take out a team of Titov resistance fighters in Yugoslavia. He locates their leader in a camp within a ravine in the dead of winter. However, the leader's code name beliest...

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Il lumacone

1974 · Movie · 97 min. · Italy

Direction Paolo Cavara

Cast Turi Ferro · Agostina Belli · Ninetto Davoli · Francesco Mulé

Synopsis After his wife's desertion, Gianni Rodinò, middle-aged cook, drowns his sorrows in wine. His only friend is Ginetto, a young thief who lives with him and who, after some misunderstandings, helps him to realize his life's dream: purchasing a railway...

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Atsalut pader

1979 · Movie · 102 min. · Italy

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