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Directing

Mario Costa

Career

Active from 1939 to 1970, busiest in 1953 and 1957 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dollars Are Coming!
The Dollars Are Coming!
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mario Costa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.8, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 45
Mixed Marriage
Mixed Marriage (2004)
GoodWatch score 45

Second Assistant Director

1970s

1 title · average score 52
The Beast
The Beast (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Writer

1960s

8 titles · average score 49
Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers (1965)

Director

Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (1964)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Il terrore dei mantelli rossi
Il terrore dei mantelli rossi (1963)

Director

Kerim, Son of the Sheik
Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962)

Director

Gladiator of Rome
Gladiator of Rome (1962)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Rage of the Buccaneers
Rage of the Buccaneers (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Centurion
The Centurion (1961)

Director

The Queen of the Pirates
The Queen of the Pirates (1960)

Director

1950s

16 titles · average score 67
Attack of the Moors
Attack of the Moors (1959)

Director

Cavalier in Devil's Castle
Cavalier in Devil's Castle (1959)

Director

The Dollars Are Coming!
The Dollars Are Coming! (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Le belle dell'aria
Le belle dell'aria (1957)

Director

Revelation
Revelation (1955)

Writer, Director

The Lovers of Manon Lescaut
The Lovers of Manon Lescaut (1954)

Director, Screenplay

Pietà per chi cade
Pietà per chi cade (1954)

Director, Screenplay

I Always Loved You
I Always Loved You (1953)

Director

Perdonami!
Perdonami! (1953)

Story, Screenplay

Melody of Love
Melody of Love (1952)

Screenplay, Director

Spring song
Spring song (1951)

Director

Trieste mia!
Trieste mia! (1951)

Director

1940s

6 titles
Pagliacci
Pagliacci (1948)

Director, Writer

Mad About Opera
Mad About Opera (1948)

Writer, Director

This Wine of Love
This Wine of Love (1947)

Adaptation, Director

The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville (1947)

Director

La sua strada
La sua strada (1946)

Director

Le sorprese del vagone letto
Le sorprese del vagone letto (1940)

Story

1930s

1 title
L'ospite di una notte
L'ospite di una notte (1939)

Screenplay