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Joseph Zito
Director 80 years old

Joseph Zito

New York, USA

Joseph Zito is an American film director. He is perhaps well known for directing many low budget action B-movies of the 1980s such as, Missing in Action, Invasion U.S.A., Red Scorpion, and many others. In the mid-1980s, Zito spent a year of pre-production on the Cannon version... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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6 titles
Power Play

Power Play

Joseph Zito 2003 1h 40m 4.0

A thriller, released 1st November 1978, based on the non-fiction book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook by Edward N. Luttwak.

Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion

Joseph Zito 1988 1h 45m 3.5

A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the rebels.

Invasion U.S.A.

Invasion U.S.A.

Joseph Zito 1985 1h 47m 4.8

A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.

Missing in Action

Missing in Action

Joseph Zito 1984 1h 41m 4.4

American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris.Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Joseph Zito 1984 1h 31m 5.7

Having been revived at the hospital, Jason returns to Crystal Lake to meet more victims.

The Prowler

The Prowler

Joseph Zito 1981 1h 29m 6.8

A masked killer, wearing World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small New Jersey town bent on reliving a 35-year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual Spring Dance.

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