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Mario Costa(1910-1995)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Editor
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Mario Costa was born on 1 June 1910 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Pini di Roma (1941), The Beast (1970) and Melody of Love (1952). He died on 22 October 1995 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJune 1, 1910
DiedOctober 22, 1995(85)
BornJune 1, 1910
DiedOctober 22, 1995(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Pini di Roma
Short
  • Director
  • 1941
The Beast (1970)
The Beast
4.9
  • Director
  • 1970
Melody of Love (1952)
Melody of Love
6.0
  • Director
  • 1952
Gina Lollobrigida in Mad About Opera (1948)
Mad About Opera
6.0
  • Director
  • 1948

Credits

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Director

  • The Beast (1970)
    The Beast
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Betsy Bell, Alicia Brandet, Tania Béryl, Vittorio Congia, Franco Franchi, Aldo Giuffrè, Annie Gorassini, Gara Granda, Ciccio Ingrassia, Angela Minervini, Jolanda Modio, Elena Nicolai, Gisella Sofio, Luigi Tosi, Totò, and Toni Ucci in Latin Lovers (1965)
    Latin Lovers
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Karim ibn el sheikh (1964)
    Karim ibn el sheikh
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Buffalo Bill (1964)
    Buffalo Bill
    4.6
    • Director (as J.W. Fordson)
    • 1964
  • Knights of Terror (1963)
    Knights of Terror
    4.0
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Gladiator of Rome (1962)
    Gladiator of Rome
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962)
    Kerim, Son of the Sheik
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Rage of the Buccaneers (1961)
    Rage of the Buccaneers
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • John Drew Barrymore and Geneviève Grad in The Centurion (1961)
    The Centurion
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Queen of the Pirates (1960)
    The Queen of the Pirates
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Attack of the Moors (1959)
    Attack of the Moors
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1959
  • La luce sul monte
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Cavalier in Devil's Castle (1959)
    Cavalier in Devil's Castle
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Addio per sempre! (1958)
    Addio per sempre!
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Via col para... vento (1958)
    Via col para... vento
    • Director
    • 1958

Writer

  • The Beast (1970)
    The Beast
    4.9
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Prigionieri del male (1955)
    Prigionieri del male
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • The Lovers of Manon Lescout (1954)
    The Lovers of Manon Lescout
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Pietà per chi cade (1954)
    Pietà per chi cade
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Perdonami! (1953)
    Perdonami!
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1953
  • Melody of Love (1952)
    Melody of Love
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Trieste mia! (1951)
    Trieste mia!
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Napoleone (1951)
    Napoleone
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Canzone di primavera (1951)
    Canzone di primavera
    5.0
    • subject & scenario
    • 1951
  • Cavalcata d'eroi (1950)
    Cavalcata d'eroi
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Love of a Clown - Pagliacci (1948)
    Love of a Clown - Pagliacci
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Gina Lollobrigida in Mad About Opera (1948)
    Mad About Opera
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1948
  • Elixir of Love (1947)
    Elixir of Love
    5.5
    • adaptation and scenario
    • 1947
  • Lída Baarová and Otello Toso in La sua strada (1946)
    La sua strada
    6.7
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Le sorprese del vagone letto
    • story
    • 1940

Editor

  • Lída Baarová and Otello Toso in La sua strada (1946)
    La sua strada
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1946
  • L'ultimo dei Bergerac
    • Editor
    • 1934
  • Stadio
    • Editor
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • J.W. Fordson
  • Born
    • June 1, 1910
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • October 22, 1995
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    Father of director Massimo Costa.

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