Luigi Cozzi

Luigi Cozzi
Cozzi in 2011
Born	(1947-09-07) 7 September 1947 (age 76) Busto Arsizio, Italy
Other names	Lewis Coates[1]
Occupations	Film director screenwriter

Luigi Cozzi (born 7 September 1947) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. At a young age, Cozzi became a fan of science fiction and began his career as an overseas correspondent for Western film magazines. After directing his first film The Tunnel Under the World, Cozzi befriended director Dario Argento and began working with him in film and television as well as directing his own features including Hercules as well as continuing work with Argento. In the 2010s, he returned to directing with the film Blood on Méliès' Moon.