Mario Costa (30 May 1904, in
Rome
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– 22 October 1995, in Rome) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter,
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Selected filmography
* ''Stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
'' (1934)
* ''The Last of the Bergeracs
''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo dei Bergerac'') is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Ketty Maya, Arturo Falconi and Italia Almirante-Manzini.Goble p.996
Cast
References
Bibliography
* G ...
'' (1934)
* ''Guest for One Night
''Guest for One Night'' (Italian: ''L'ospite di una notte'') is a 1939 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Guarino and starring Gian Paolo Rosmino, Ugo Sasso, and Guglielmo Barnabò.Sorrenti p.90
It was made at the Titanus Studios in Rome.
Cast
* ...
'' (1939)
* ''The Barber of Seville
''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was base ...
'' (1947)
* '' Pagliacci'' (1948)
* ''Mad About Opera
''Mad About Opera'' (Italian: ''Follie per l'opera'') is a 1948 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Costa and starring Gino Bechi, Gina Lollobrigida, and Carlo Campanini.
It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets w ...
'' (1948)
* '' Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950)
* '' Song of Spring'' (1951)
* ''Trieste mia!
''Trieste mia!'', alternately titled ''Trieste del mio cuore'', is a 1951 Italian war melodrama film directed by Mario Costa.
Cast
* Aldo Silvani as Giovanni
* Milly Vitale as Anna
* Luciano Taioli as Luciano
* Ermanno Randi as Alberto
...
'' (1952)
* '' Melody of Love'' (1952)
* ''I Always Loved You
''I Always Loved You'' ( it, Ti ho sempre amato!) is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Costa. It is based on a stage play by Enrico Ragusa.
Plot
A landowner loves a good girl, but is ensnared by another richer woman who is actual ...
'' (1953)
* ''Perdonami!
''Perdonami!'' (i. e. "Forgive me!") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Raf Vallone and Antonella Lualdi.Arturo Lanocita. "Pietà per chi cade" (review). '' Corriere della Sera''. 30 March 1954.
...
'' (1953)
* ''For You I Have Sinned
''For You I Have Sinned'' ( it, Per salvarti ho peccato) is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Pierre Cressoy, Milly Vitale and Frank Latimore.Parish & Canham p.63
Cast
* Pierre Cressoy as Guido
* Milly Vitale ...
'' (1953)
* ''Pietà per chi cade
''Pietà per chi cade'' (i. e. ''Compassion for those who fall'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Antonella Lualdi and Nadia Gray.Arturo Lanocita. "Pietà per chi cade" (review). ' ...
'' (1954)
* ''The Lovers of Manon Lescaut
''The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (Italian: ''Gli amori di Manon Lescaut'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Myriam Bru, Franco Interlenghi and Roger Pigaut.Goble p.375 It is based on the 1731 ...
'' (1954)
* ''Revelation
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Background
Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...
'' (1955)
* '' Arrivano i dollari!'' (1957)
* ''Attack of the Moors
''Attack of the Moors'' ( it, I Reali di Francia), also known as ''The Kings of France'', is a 1959 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Chelo Alonso, Rik Battaglia and Gérard Landry.
Plot
Cast
* Chelo Alonso as ...
'' (1959)
* ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle
''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' ( it, Il cavaliere del castello maledetto), also known as ''The Cavaliers of Devil's Castle'', is a 1959 Italian swashbuckler film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Massimo Serato, Irène Tunc and ...
'' (1959)
* ''Queen of the Pirates
''Queen of the Pirates'' ( it, La Venere dei pirati) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Mario Costa.
It was followed by '' Tiger of the Seven Seas''.
Plot
Cast
* Gianna Maria Canale: Sandra
* Massimo Serato: Cesare Count of Santa Croce
* S ...
'' (1960)
* '' The Centurion'' (1961)
* ''Kerim, Son of the Sheik
''Kerim, Son of the Sheik'' ( it, Il figlio dello sceicco, french: Le retour du fils du cheik, also known just as ''Son of the Sheik'') is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Gordon Scott.
Plot
Cast
* ...
'' (1962)
* ''Gladiator of Rome
''Gladiator of Rome'' ( it, Il gladiatore di Roma) is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa. Co-written by Gian Paolo Callegari and Giuseppe Mariani, it stars Gordon Scott.Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide ...
'' (1962)
* ''Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
''Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West '' (''Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west'') is a 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Mario Costa.
Story
Buffalo Bill is sent west by President Ulysses S. Grant to settle an Indian uprising started b ...
'' (1964)
* '' Latin Lovers'' (1965)
* '' Rough Justice'' (1970)
References
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1904 births
1995 deaths
Italian film directors
Italian film editors
20th-century Italian screenwriters
20th-century Italian male actors
Italian male screenwriters
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
20th-century Italian male writers
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