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Mario Caiano

Mario Caiano

Director and writer · Died September 20, 2015, aged 82 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933-September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and second unit director. Born in Rome, he directed 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Caiano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 13, 1933
Died
September 20, 2015 (aged 82)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are Mario Caiano's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
49%
Self
14%
Power
11%
Society
11%
Survival
8%
Bonds
7%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
4
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Romantic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mario Caiano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mario Caiano's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Western all'italiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Per amore per vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • L'amore oltre la vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Mai con i Quadri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Tre Addii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Moscacieca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Un Bambino in Fuga - Tre Anni Dopo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • La vita in Briciole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Anna, Ciro e... compagnia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · Book

  • Freddo da Morire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Astuzia per Astuzia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Un millón por tu historia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Weapons of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Nazi Love Camp 27 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer

  • Nel silenzio della notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Violent Milan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Calling All Police Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Che botte ragazzi!(1975)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Dragon Strikes Back(1973)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Sexbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • Eye in the Labyrinth(1972)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • In the Folds of the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Idea

  • Love Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Man Who Cried for Revenge(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ringo: The Lone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • A Train for Durango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Please Don't Shoot Your Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Adios, Hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Producer

  • Spies Kill Silently (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Writer

  • Lone and Angry Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Erik the Viking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Writer

  • Nightmare Castle(1965)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • A Fistful of Dollars(1964)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bullets Don't Argue(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Two Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Ride and Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Sign of the Coyote(1963)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sign of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Son of Captain Blood(1962)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Suleiman the Conqueror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • The Huns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Loves of Salammbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Assistant Director

  • Wild Cats on the Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Script Supervisor

  • The Nights of Lucretia Borgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    First Assistant Director · Writer

  • The Pirate of the Black Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Corporal of the day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    First Assistant Director

  • You, Your Mother, and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    First Assistant Director

  • Pirate of the Half Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Script Supervisor

  • The Violent Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    First Assistant Director

  • Tua per la vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Assistant Director · Writer

  • Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Giovanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Assistant Director

  • Napoli è sempre Napoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Non è vero... ma ci credo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Second Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 63 titles from 1952 to 2004.

Highest rated

Eye in the Labyrinth (1972)

Midcredits 35th

Most popular right now

The Son of Captain Blood (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 63: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting38 of 63: 21 only directing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stWriting28 of 63: 9 only writing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thProducing1 of 63: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew15 of 63: 12 only other crew, 3 with another role

63 titles, 20 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 16 of them.

By decade

1950s14 · crew1960s24 · crew1970s14 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mario Caiano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most loved · director, writer

Eye in the Labyrinth (1972)

Midcredits 35th · 35% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mario Caiano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mario Caiano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Renato Cinquini shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors