FILM DIRECTOR

George P. Cosmatos

1941 - 2005

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George Pan Cosmatos (4 January 1941 – 19 April 2005) was a Greek-Italian film director and screenwriter. Following early success in his home country with drama films such as Massacre in Rome with Richard Burton (based on the real-life Ardeatine massacre), Cosmatos retooled his career towards mainstream "blockbuster" action and adventure films, including The Cassandra Crossing and Escape to Athena, both of which were British-Italian co-productions. After relocating to North America, he directed the horror film Of Unknown Origin. This was followed by some of his best-known work, including the action films Rambo: First Blood Part II and Cobra (both of which star Sylvester Stallone), the science-fiction horror film Leviathan, and the critically acclaimed Western movie Tombstone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George P. Cosmatos is the 540th most popular film director (down from 481st in 2019), the 2,551st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,337th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Italian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George P. Cosmatos ranks 540 out of 2,041. Before him are André Delvaux, Lee Chang-dong, Peter Yates, Derek Jarman, Robert Frank, and Luis García Berlanga. After him are Alexander Kluge, Renato Castellani, Hong Sang-soo, Amos Gitai, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and Susanne Bier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, George P. Cosmatos ranks 236. Before him are Andrés García, Eric Braeden, George Pell, Wilson Pickett, Christopher Connelly, and Jiří Raška. After him are Ken Saro-Wiwa, Bob Wilson, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sarah Miles, Charles Whitman, and Lynne Cheney. Among people deceased in 2005, George P. Cosmatos ranks 107. Before him are Hermann Bondi, Monica Zetterlund, Annette Stroyberg, Ferruccio Valcareggi, Aenne Burda, and Svatopluk Pluskal. After him are Eddie Guerrero, Corrado Bafile, Frits Philips, Maurice Hilleman, Jair da Rosa Pinto, and Maclyn McCarty.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, George P. Cosmatos ranks 2,551 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandro Albani (1692), Giuseppe Colombo (1920), Annius of Viterbo (1437), Giancarlo Baghetti (1934), Enrico Toselli (1883), and Bernardo Dovizi (1470). After him are Carlo Saraceni (1579), Franco Maria Malfatti (1927), Caterina Boratto (1915), Maria Carta (1934), Lawrence Justinian (1381), and Carlo Rovelli (1956).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, George P. Cosmatos ranks 42. Before him are Alessandro Blasetti (1900), Umberto Lenzi (1931), Mauro Bolognini (1922), Elio Petri (1929), Sergio Sollima (1921), and Carlo Lizzani (1922). After him are Renato Castellani (1913), Tonino Delli Colli (1923), Giovanni Pastrone (1883), Luca Guadagnino (1971), Mario Camerini (1895), and Giuliano Montaldo (1930).

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