George P. Cosmatos

George P. Cosmatos
Cosmatos in 1997
Born
George Pan Cosmatos

(1941-01-04)4 January 1941
Florence, Italy
Died19 April 2005(2005-04-19) (aged 64)
Alma materLondon Film School
OccupationFilm director
Years active1960–1997
Spouse
Birgitta Ljungberg Cosmatos
(m. 1960; died 1997)
ChildrenPanos Cosmatos

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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Farkis, John (26 November 2018). The Making of Tombstone: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Modern Western. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4766-7586-2.