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Profile of George P. Cosmatos
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George P. Cosmatos |
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4th January 1941 |
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Florence, Italy |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
George Pan Cosmatos (January 4, 1941 in Florence, Italy – April 19, 2005 in Victoria, Canada) was a Greek 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 Cyprus and is said to have spoken six languages. Famous in Italy for the movies Rappresaglia (1973) with Marcello Mastroianni and The Cassandra Crossing (1976) with Sophia Loren.
Cosmatos was nominated for a 1985 Golden Raspberry Award for his role as director of Rambo: First Blood Part II. He received more praise for Tombstone, a 1993 Western movie about Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. This film was particularly praised for the exceptional performance of Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
George P. Cosmatos died of lung cancer on April 19, 2005 at the age of 64.
Filmography
- Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
- Tombstone (1993)
- Leviathan (1989)
- Cobra (1986)
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986)
- Of Unknown Origin (1983)
- Escape to Athena (1979)
- The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
- Rappresaglia (1973)
- The Beloved (1970)
External link
George P. Cosmatos at the Internet Movie Database
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