Italian director Luigi Cozzi was born in 1947. As a 10-year-old boy, he caught the first run of “Godzilla” when it came to Italy in 1956. He was hooked, inspired, in love. How couldn't he be? What kid isn't? “Godzilla” disappeared from Italian screens for 20 years. In 1977, Cozzi decided to re-release the movie in Italian theaters (he couldn't afford “Gorgo,” but wanted to capitalize on the coming release of Dino De Laurentiis' “King Kong" remake). He bought the distribution rights and did what any self-respecting filmmaker would do with a cinema classic and no legal pressures: He recut the movie to his own satisfaction.
No Sleep October: Cozilla (1977)
No Sleep October: Cozilla (1977)
No Sleep October: Cozilla (1977)
Italian director Luigi Cozzi was born in 1947. As a 10-year-old boy, he caught the first run of “Godzilla” when it came to Italy in 1956. He was hooked, inspired, in love. How couldn't he be? What kid isn't? “Godzilla” disappeared from Italian screens for 20 years. In 1977, Cozzi decided to re-release the movie in Italian theaters (he couldn't afford “Gorgo,” but wanted to capitalize on the coming release of Dino De Laurentiis' “King Kong" remake). He bought the distribution rights and did what any self-respecting filmmaker would do with a cinema classic and no legal pressures: He recut the movie to his own satisfaction.