Directing

George P. Cosmatos

Born January 4, 1941 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Died April 19, 2005 · aged 64

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

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II · 1985

Rambo: First Blood Part II

MovieActionAdventure

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.

Tombstone

Tombstone · 1993

MovieWesternAction

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.

Cobra

MovieActionCrime

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Leviathan

Leviathan · 1989

MovieAdventureHorror

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.

The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing · 1976

The Cassandra Crossing

MovieActionThriller

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy · 1997

Shadow Conspiracy

Bobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately gets killed by an assassin. Now bad guys are after Bobby as the only man who knows about a plot. Bishop must now not only survive, but to stop the conspirators from achieving their goal. And he doesn't know whom to trust.

Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek · 1964

Zorba the Greek

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena · 1979

Escape to Athena

MovieAdventureComedy

During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

Filmography

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Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II · 1985

Rambo: First Blood Part II

MovieActionAdventure

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.

Director

Tombstone

Tombstone · 1993

MovieWesternAction

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.

Director

Cobra

MovieActionCrime

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Director

Leviathan

Leviathan · 1989

MovieAdventureHorror

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.

Director

The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing · 1976

The Cassandra Crossing

MovieActionThriller

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.

Director

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy · 1997

Shadow Conspiracy

Bobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately gets killed by an assassin. Now bad guys are after Bobby as the only man who knows about a plot. Bishop must now not only survive, but to stop the conspirators from achieving their goal. And he doesn't know whom to trust.

Director

Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek · 1964

Zorba the Greek

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Acne Faced Boy

Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena · 1979

Escape to Athena

MovieAdventureComedy

During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

Director

Of Unknown Origin

Of Unknown Origin · 1983

Of Unknown Origin

A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.

Director

Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome · 1973

Massacre in Rome

MovieDramaHistory

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.

Director

Sin

When Orestes returns to his Greek island homeland after several years in London to settle his late father's estate, he begins an affair with Elena, who is married to his childhood friend Yanni. Their adultery soon leads to violence and tragedy.

Director

The Day the Fish Came Out

The Day the Fish Came Out · 1967

The Day the Fish Came Out

MovieScience FictionComedy

A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isle deciding that since tourists have now arrived, they have to become touristy.

Assistant Director

Assignment Skybolt

Assignment Skybolt · 1968

Assignment Skybolt

MovieActionCrime

An American secret service agent goes to Greece to investigate a stolen hydrogen bomb. It's connected to an antique coin that belonged to his brother...another agent. Now he's tasked with taking his brother out!

Assistant Director