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George P. Cosmatos
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Greek film director and screenwriter (1941–2005)
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George P. Cosmatos was a male film director and screenwriter born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 4, 1941. He was educated at the London Film School and spoke Modern Greek, English, and Italian. His professional career in directing spanned from 1960 to 1997.
Cosmatos died of lung cancer, a natural cause, in Victoria on April 19, 2005. He was the father of Panos Cosmatos.
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Film & TV
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
George Pan Cosmatos (January 4, 1941 in Florence, Italy - April 19, 2005 in Victoria, Canada) was a Greek/Italian film director. After studying film in London, he became assistant director to Otto Preminger on Exodus (1960), Leon Uris's epic about the birth of Israel. Thereafter he worked on Zorba the Greek (1964), in which Cosmatos had a small part as Boy with Acne. Cosmatos grew up in Egypt and…
Known for
- The Making of 'Tombstone' — Self2002
- Zorba the Greek — Acne Faced Boy1964
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Key facts
- Born
- George Pan Cosmatos , ( 1941-01-04 ) 4 January 1941, Florence , Italy
- Died
- 19 April 2005 (2005-04-19) (aged 64), Victoria, British Columbia , Canada
- Alma mater
- London Film School
- Occupation
- Film director
- Years active
- 1960–1997
- Spouse
- Birgitta Ljungberg Cosmatos ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; died 1997 )
- Children
- Panos Cosmatos
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Victoria
- Child
- Panos Cosmatos
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- London Film School
- Languages spoken
- Italian
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- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1941-01-04
- date of death
- 2005-04-19
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Films directed by George P. Cosmatos
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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