G.G. Communications or GG Productions was a

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based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by city native Nicholas W. Russo (credited in releases as "N.W. Russo"), it was responsible for the U.S. releases of various foreign films. The company was named after fisherman

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, for whom Russo had produced the successful documentary television series ''The Flying Fisherman''. G.G.'s titles ranged from adult fare such as Lucio Fulci and Mario Bava's

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films ''

One on Top of the Other ''One on Top of the Other'' (Italian: ''Una sull'altra''), also known as ''Perversion Story'', is a 1969 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci. Written by Fulci and Roberto Gianviti, the film stars Jean Sorel, Marisa Mell, Elsa Martinelli ...

'' and ''

Hatchet for the Honeymoon ''Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' ( it, Il rosso segno della follia, lit=The Red Sign of Madness) is a 1970 giallo film directed by Mario Bava and starring Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, and Femi Benussi. The story follows John Harri ...

'', to children's films such as the live-action '' Pippi Longstocking'' films,

Giuliano Cenci Giuliano Cenci (Florence, 10 August 1931 - Florence, 12 April 2018) was an Italian animated film director. Biography In 1949 he obtained the Diploma of Artistic Maturity at the Art School of Florence. Still a student, he began working in the g ...

's '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'', Rolf Kauka's ''Once Upon a Time'', and the 1975 anime feature based on Hans Christian Andersen's ''The Little Mermaid''. In the early 1980s, several of its films were released on VHS through distributor Video Gems.

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