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Mario Costa(1910-1995)

  • Director
  • Writer
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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), Le goût de la vengeance (1970) and Les amours de Manon Lescaut (1954). 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
Le goût de la vengeance (1970)
Le goût de la vengeance
5.0
  • Director
  • 1970
Les amours de Manon Lescaut (1954)
Les amours de Manon Lescaut
5.0
  • Director
  • 1954
La ville mélodieuse (1952)
La ville mélodieuse
5.5
  • Director
  • 1952

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Director



  • Le goût de la vengeance (1970)
    Le goût de la vengeance
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Franco Franchi, Aldo Giuffrè, Annie Gorassini, Ciccio Ingrassia, Jolanda Modio, Elena Nicolai, Luigi Tosi, Totò, and Toni Ucci in Gli amanti latini (1965)
    Gli amanti latini
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Le Retour du fils du Cheik (1964)
    Le Retour du fils du Cheik
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Buffalo Bill, le héros du Far-West (1964)
    Buffalo Bill, le héros du Far-West
    4.6
    • Director (as J.W. Fordson)
    • 1964
  • Les cavaliers de la terreur (1963)
    Les cavaliers de la terreur
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Le gladiateur de Rome (1962)
    Le gladiateur de Rome
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Le retour du fils du sheik (1962)
    Le retour du fils du sheik
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Gordon, chevalier des mers (1961)
    Gordon, chevalier des mers
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Geneviève Grad and Jacques Sernas in La bataille de Corinthe (1961)
    La bataille de Corinthe
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1961
  • La reine des pirates (1960)
    La reine des pirates
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Prisonniers de la tour (1959)
    Prisonniers de la tour
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1959
  • La luce sul monte
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Le chevalier du château maudit (1959)
    Le chevalier du château maudit
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Via col para... vento (1958)
    Via col para... vento
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Addio per sempre! (1958)
    Addio per sempre!
    • Director
    • 1958

Writer



  • Le goût de la vengeance (1970)
    Le goût de la vengeance
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1970
  • Prisonniers du mal (1955)
    Prisonniers du mal
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Les amours de Manon Lescaut (1954)
    Les amours de Manon Lescaut
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Pitié pour celle qui tombe (1954)
    Pitié pour celle qui tombe
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Pardonne-moi... (1953)
    Pardonne-moi...
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1953
  • La ville mélodieuse (1952)
    La ville mélodieuse
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Trieste mia! (1951)
    Trieste mia!
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1951
  • Napoleone (1951)
    Napoleone
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • La séductrice (1951)
    La séductrice
    5.0
    • subject & scenario
    • 1951
  • Cavalcata d'eroi (1950)
    Cavalcata d'eroi
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Amours de clown (1948)
    Amours de clown
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Gina Lollobrigida in Une nuit de folie à l'opéra (1948)
    Une nuit de folie à l'opéra
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1948
  • L'elisir d'amore (1947)
    L'elisir d'amore
    5.4
    • adaptation and scenario
    • 1947
  • Lída Baarová and Otello Toso in La sua strada (1946)
    La sua strada
    6.2
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Les surprises du wagon-lit
    • story
    • 1940

Editor



  • Lída Baarová and Otello Toso in La sua strada (1946)
    La sua strada
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1946
  • L'ultimo dei Bergerac
    • Editor
    • 1934
  • Stadio
    • Editor
    • 1934

Personal details

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

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    Father of director Massimo Costa.

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