George P. Cosmatos

George Pan Cosmatos (4 January 1941 – 19 April 2005) was a Greek-Italian film director and screenwriter. Following early success in his home country with drama films such as ''Massacre in Rome'' with Richard Burton (based on the real-life Ardeatine massacre), Cosmatos retooled his career towards mainstream "blockbuster" action and adventure films, including ''The Cassandra Crossing'' and ''Escape to Athena'', both of which were British-Italian co-productions. After relocating to North America, he directed the horror film ''Of Unknown Origin''. This was followed by some of his best-known work, including the action films ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and ''Cobra'' (both of which star Sylvester Stallone), the science-fiction horror film ''Leviathan'', and the critically acclaimed Western movie ''Tombstone''. Provided by Wikipedia