| Cesare Lanza | |
| Birth Date: | 1942 7, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cosenza, Italy |
| Occupation: | journalist, author |
Cesare Lanza (born 8 July 1942) is an Italian journalist and author.
Born in Cosenza, Lanza started working as a journalist at fourteen years old.[1] In 1976 he became the director of Il Secolo XIX and later he directed several other newspapers and magazines.[1] In 1976 he debuted as an author with the novel Nenè, which one year later was adapted by Salvatore Samperi into a film with the same name.[1] [2] In 2008 he made his directorial debut with the drama film La Perfezionista.[3] [4] He is also a television author.[1]