Luigi Cozzi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luigi Cozzi (born September 7, 1947) is an Italian movie director and screenwriter who directed mainly science fiction and horror films in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s. He was born in 1947 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luigi Cozzi, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Hercules (1983)

Hercules, a semi-divine being, squares off against King Minos, who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe, Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia from being sacrificed by Minos, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Lou Ferrigno  •  Sybil Danning  •  Brad Harris  •  Bobby Rhodes

Hercules, a semi-divine being, squares off against King Minos, who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe, Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia from being sacrificed by Minos, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Lou Ferrigno  •  Sybil Danning  •  Brad Harris  •  Bobby Rhodes

Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)

Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari  •  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Lou Ferrigno  •  John Steiner  •  Roland Wybenga  •  Ennio Girolami

Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari  •  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Lou Ferrigno  •  John Steiner  •  Roland Wybenga  •  Ennio Girolami

Starcrash (1978)

A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Marjoe Gortner  •  Caroline Munro  •  Christopher Plummer  •  David Hasselhoff

A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Marjoe Gortner  •  Caroline Munro  •  Christopher Plummer  •  David Hasselhoff

The Black Cat (1989)

When a horror film based on the same source material as Suspiria and Inferno goes into production, the evil witch the story is based upon manifests herself and not only begins to terrorise the actress set to portray her on screen, but reveals plans to wreck havoc ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Florence Guérin  •  Urbano Barberini  •  Caroline Munro  •  Brett Halsey

When a horror film based on the same source material as Suspiria and Inferno goes into production, the evil witch the story is based upon manifests herself and not only begins to terrorise the actress set to portray her on screen, but reveals plans to wreck havoc ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Florence Guérin  •  Urbano Barberini  •  Caroline Munro  •  Brett Halsey

Paganini Horror (1989)

A female rock band acquires an infamous composition by Niccolò Paganini that was used in satanic rituals. When the band decides to record the song and film a video in Paganini's old mansion, the spirit of the deceased composer is summoned and the band unlocks a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Daria Nicolodi  •  Jasmine Maimone  •  Pascal Persiano  •  Maria Cristina Mastrangeli

A female rock band acquires an infamous composition by Niccolò Paganini that was used in satanic rituals. When the band decides to record the song and film a video in Paganini's old mansion, the spirit of the deceased composer is summoned and the band unlocks a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Daria Nicolodi  •  Jasmine Maimone  •  Pascal Persiano  •  Maria Cristina Mastrangeli

The Last Concert (1976)

Love story of a young woman Stella who is dying of leukemia. A man is mistaken for a family member at the hospital and is informed by a doctor the diagnosis of Stella. Stella cheerfully follows the man. He is reluctant at first but after some shaky moments the two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Pamela Villoresi  •  Richard Johnson  •  Maria Antonietta Beluzzi  •  Francesco D'Adda

Love story of a young woman Stella who is dying of leukemia. A man is mistaken for a family member at the hospital and is informed by a doctor the diagnosis of Stella. Stella cheerfully follows the man. He is reluctant at first but after some shaky moments the two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Pamela Villoresi  •  Richard Johnson  •  Maria Antonietta Beluzzi  •  Francesco D'Adda

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008)

This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Baronas
CAST:  Claudio Aliotti  •  Adelaide Aste  •  Gigliola Battaglini  •  Lamberto Bava

This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Baronas
CAST:  Claudio Aliotti  •  Adelaide Aste  •  Gigliola Battaglini  •  Lamberto Bava

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001)

Documentary that explores Argento's film career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leon Ferguson
CAST:  Mark Kermode  •  Dario Argento  •  John Carpenter  •  Michael Brandon

Documentary that explores Argento's film career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leon Ferguson
CAST:  Mark Kermode  •  Dario Argento  •  John Carpenter  •  Michael Brandon

The Killer Must Kill Again (1975)

Giorgio Mainardi, a womanizer, plans to rid himself of his wealthy wife Norma. He happens to see a sinister figure disposing of a body and seizes the opportunity to make a deal in which the killer will murder Norma. The deed is done but a young couple, Luca and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  George Hilton  •  Antoine Saint-John  •  Femi Benussi  •  Cristina Galbó

Giorgio Mainardi, a womanizer, plans to rid himself of his wealthy wife Norma. He happens to see a sinister figure disposing of a body and seizes the opportunity to make a deal in which the killer will murder Norma. The deed is done but a young couple, Luca and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  George Hilton  •  Antoine Saint-John  •  Femi Benussi  •  Cristina Galbó

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dario Argento
CAST:  Michael Brandon  •  Mimsy Farmer  •  Jean-Pierre Marielle  •  Bud Spencer

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dario Argento
CAST:  Michael Brandon  •  Mimsy Farmer  •  Jean-Pierre Marielle  •  Bud Spencer

The Adventures of Hercules (1985)

Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Lou Ferrigno  •  Milly Carlucci  •  Sonia Viviani  •  Carla Ferrigno

Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Lou Ferrigno  •  Milly Carlucci  •  Sonia Viviani  •  Carla Ferrigno

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hartley
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Dolph Lundgren  •  Bo Derek  •  Marina Sirtis

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hartley
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Dolph Lundgren  •  Bo Derek  •  Marina Sirtis

Tunnel Under the World (1969)

An ordinary man in a small town one day realizes that he is living the same day over and over again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Alberto Moro  •  Bruno Salviero  •  Anna Mantovani  •  Lello Maraniello

An ordinary man in a small town one day realizes that he is living the same day over and over again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Alberto Moro  •  Bruno Salviero  •  Anna Mantovani  •  Lello Maraniello

The Naked Doorwoman (1976)

A young girl comes to Italy to work as a concierge in a Roman apartment building, where she promptly falls into the amorous clutches of various tenants and shop workers, regardless of their age or sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Irene Miracle  •  Erika Blanc  •  Francesca Romana Coluzzi  •  Giorgio Bracardi

A young girl comes to Italy to work as a concierge in a Roman apartment building, where she promptly falls into the amorous clutches of various tenants and shop workers, regardless of their age or sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Irene Miracle  •  Erika Blanc  •  Francesca Romana Coluzzi  •  Giorgio Bracardi

Blood on Méliès' Moon (2016)

France, 1890. Inventor Louis Le Prince vanishes under mysterious circumstances right after he created a device that, five years later, the Lumière Brothers will call The Cinematographer. What if they had stolen Le Prince’s idea and wacked him afterwards? The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Barbara Magnolfi  •  Brahim Ahmadouche  •  David Kirk Traylor  •  Sharon Alessandri

France, 1890. Inventor Louis Le Prince vanishes under mysterious circumstances right after he created a device that, five years later, the Lumière Brothers will call The Cinematographer. What if they had stolen Le Prince’s idea and wacked him afterwards? The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Cozzi
CAST:  Barbara Magnolfi  •  Brahim Ahmadouche  •  David Kirk Traylor  •  Sharon Alessandri

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016)

Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime fiction, to its later influences on the modern slasher film genre. Featuring interviews with Dario Argento, Umberto ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calum Waddell
CAST:  Dario Argento  •  Luigi Cozzi  •  Ruggero Deodato  •  Umberto Lenzi

Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime fiction, to its later influences on the modern slasher film genre. Featuring interviews with Dario Argento, Umberto ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calum Waddell
CAST:  Dario Argento  •  Luigi Cozzi  •  Ruggero Deodato  •  Umberto Lenzi

Violent Shit: The Movie (2015)

Rome is shattered by a series of gruesome murders that paint the Eternal City deep red. The suspicion grows that these atrocious crimes are connected with the return of one of the most heinous serial killers of our time - Karl the Butcher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Pastore
CAST:  Giovanni Lombardo Radice  •  Antonio Zequila  •  Simone Destrero  •  Erika Kamese

Rome is shattered by a series of gruesome murders that paint the Eternal City deep red. The suspicion grows that these atrocious crimes are connected with the return of one of the most heinous serial killers of our time - Karl the Butcher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Pastore
CAST:  Giovanni Lombardo Radice  •  Antonio Zequila  •  Simone Destrero  •  Erika Kamese

The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)

Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Margheriti
CAST:  Antonio Margheriti  •  Edoardo Margheriti  •  William Lustig  •  Fred Williamson

Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Margheriti
CAST:  Antonio Margheriti  •  Edoardo Margheriti  •  William Lustig  •  Fred Williamson

From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie (2012)

The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calum Waddell
CAST:  Ruggero Deodato  •  Luigi Cozzi  •  Russell Streiner  •  Kim Newman

The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calum Waddell
CAST:  Ruggero Deodato  •  Luigi Cozzi  •  Russell Streiner  •  Kim Newman

Der Fall der vier Fliegen (2012)

Luigi Cozzi's memories about the production of Dario Argento's "4 mosche di velluto grigio".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Caddeo
CAST:  Luigi Cozzi  •  Bud Spencer  •  Dario Argento

Luigi Cozzi's memories about the production of Dario Argento's "4 mosche di velluto grigio".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Caddeo
CAST:  Luigi Cozzi  •  Bud Spencer  •  Dario Argento
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