Piero Costa (1913-1975) was an Italian

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.139

Selected filmography

* ' (1944) * ''

Barrier of the Law ''Barrier of the Law'' (Italian: ''La barriera della legge'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Piero Costa and starring Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani and Maria Frau. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin.Chiti & Poppi p.57 The film's ...

'' (1954) * '' The Last Race'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Revolt of the Mercenaries'' (1961)

References

Bibliography

* Roy Kinnard & Tony Crnkovich. ''Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990''. McFarland, 2017.

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* 1913 births 1975 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters People from Tunis Tunisian emigrants to Italy {{Italy-film-bio-stub