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Calificación de los usuarios:
Fecha de Lanzamiento:
2 marzo 2007 (USA) másFrase comercial:
There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer másPlot:
A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer. full summary | full synopsisPremios:
25 nominations másComentarios de los usuarios:
Using the Facts to Create a Pleasing Crime Thriller másReparto
(en orden por créditos) (verificado como completo) | Jake Gyllenhaal | ... | Robert Graysmith |
 | Mark Ruffalo | ... | Inspector David Toschi |
 | Anthony Edwards | ... | Inspector William Armstrong |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Paul Avery |
 | Brian Cox | ... | Melvin Belli |
 | John Carroll Lynch | ... | Arthur Leigh Allen |
 | Richmond Arquette | ... | Zodiac 1 & 2 |
 | Bob Stephenson | ... | Zodiac 3 |
 | John Lacy | ... | Zodiac 4 |
 | Chloë Sevigny | ... | Melanie |
 | Ed Setrakian | ... | Al Hyman |
 | John Getz | ... | Templeton Peck |
 | John Terry | ... | Charles Thieriot |
| Candy Clark | ... | Carol Fisher |
 | Elias Koteas | ... | Sgt. Jack Mulanax |
 | Dermot Mulroney | ... | Captain Marty Lee |
 | Donal Logue | ... | Captain Ken Narlow |
| June Diane Raphael | ... | Mrs. Toschi (as June Raphael) |
 | Ciara Hughes | ... | Darlene Ferrin |
| Lee Norris | ... | Mike Mageau - Young |
 | Patrick Scott Lewis | ... | Bryan Hartnell |
 | Pell James | ... | Cecilia Shepard |
 | Philip Baker Hall | ... | Sherwood Morrill |
 | David Lee Smith | ... | Father |
 | Jason Wiles | ... | Lab Tech Dagitz |
 | Charles Schneider | ... | Cabbie / Paul Stine |
 | James Carraway | ... | Shorty |
 | Tom Verica | ... | Jim Dunbar |
 | Jimmi Simpson | ... | Mike Mageau |
 | Doan Ly | ... | Belli's Housekeeper |
 | Karina Logue | ... | Woman |
| Joel Bissonnette | ... | Inspector Kracke |
 | Zach Grenier | ... | Mel Nicolai |
 | John Mahon | ... | Riverside Captain |
 | Matt Winston | ... | John Allen |
 | Jules Bruff | ... | Catherine Allen |
| John Ennis | ... | Terry Pascoe |
 | J. Patrick McCormack | ... | Police Commissioner |
 | Adam Goldberg | ... | Duffy Jennings |
 | James LeGros | ... | Officer George Bawart (as James Le Gros) |
 | Charles Fleischer | ... | Bob Vaughn |
 | Clea DuVall | ... | Linda del Buono (as Clea Duvall) |
 | Paul Schulze | ... | Sandy Panzarella |
 | Adam Trese | ... | Detective #1 |
| Penny Wallace | ... | Mulanax's Secretary |
 | John Hemphill | ... | Donald Cheney |
 | Michel Francoeur | ... | Man on Marquee |
 | Thomas Kopache | ... | Copy Editor #1 |
 | Barry Livingston | ... | Copy Editor #3 |
 | Christopher John Fields | ... | Copy Editor #4 (as Christopher Fields) |
| listado alfabético del resto del reparto: | |||
 | David Winston Barge | ... | Vallejo Desk Ofiicer (uncredited) |
 | Felix J. Boyle | ... | Airport Passenger (uncredited) |
 | Geoff Callan | ... | Patrolman Zelms (uncredited) |
| Brad Carr | ... | Camera Man (uncredited) |
 | Rod Damer | ... | FBI codebreaker (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Fink | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Tish Hicks | ... | Informant (uncredited) |
 | David Hodges | ... | Chronicle Artist (uncredited) |
 | Danielle McKee | ... | Prisioner (uncredited) |
 | Betty Murphy | ... | Informant (uncredited) |
 | Jeffrey Daniel Phillips | ... | Informant (uncredited) |
 | Peter Quartaroli | ... | Patrolman Fouke (uncredited) |
 | Brett Rickaby | ... | Detective Roy (uncredited) |
| Jack Samson | ... | Young David Graysmith (uncredited) |
 | Micah Sauers | ... | David Graysmith (uncredited) |
 | Zachary Sauers | ... | Aaron Graysmith (uncredited) |
 | Bill Seward | ... | TV News Anchor (uncredited) |
 | Ione Skye | ... | Kathleen Johns (uncredited) |
| Callie Thompson | ... | Child Witness (uncredited) |
 | Cassius Willis | ... | Uniform Cop (uncredited) |
 | Shane Woodson | ... | Informant (uncredited) |
Dirigida por | |||
| David Fincher | |||
Créditos del guión(WGA) | ||
| James Vanderbilt | (screenplay) | |
| Robert Graysmith | (book) | |
Producida por | |||
| Ceán Chaffin | .... | producer | |
| Brad Fischer | .... | producer (as Bradley J. Fischer) | |
| Mike Medavoy | .... | producer | |
| Arnold Messer | .... | producer (as Arnold W. Messer) | |
| Louis Phillips | .... | executive producer | |
| James Vanderbilt | .... | producer | |
Música original por | |||
| David Shire | |||
Fotografía por | |||
| Harris Savides | |||
Montaje por | |||
| Angus Wall | |||
Casting | |||
| Laray Mayfield | |||
Diseño de producción por | |||
| Donald Graham Burt | |||
Dirección artística | |||
| Keith P. Cunningham | (as Keith Cunningham) | ||
Decorados | |||
| Victor J. Zolfo | (as Victor Zolfo) | ||
Diseño de vestuario por | |||
| Casey Storm | |||
Departamento de maquillaje | |||
| Trish Almeida | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Felicity Bowring | .... | makeup department head | |
| Natasha Ladek | .... | wig maker | |
| Amy Schmiederer | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Kelvin R. Trahan | .... | hair department head (as Kelvin Trahan) | |
| Margarita Pidgeon | .... | third hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Don Rutherford | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Dirección de producción | |||
| Peter Mavromates | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Kelley Smith-Wait | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Daniel M. Stillman | .... | unit production manager (as Daniel Stillman) | |
Ayudante de dirección | |||
| Sally Sue Beisel | .... | second assistant director (as Sally Sue Beisel-Lander) | |
| Gabriel Hanly | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Christophe Le Chanu | .... | second second assistant director: reshoots | |
| John G. Scotti | .... | additional first assistant director | |
| Alison Troy | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
| Bob Wagner | .... | additional first assistant director | |
| Andrew Ward | .... | second assistant director: reshoots | |
| Amy Wilkins | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Mary Ellen Woods | .... | first assistant director | |
Departamento de Arte | |||
| Tim Ackers | .... | stand-by painter | |
| François Audouy | .... | illustrator (as Francois Audouy) | |
| Richard Bennett | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Dawn Brown | .... | set designer (as Dawn Brown Manser) | |
| Bryan Buckler | .... | welding foreman | |
| Kevin Cross | .... | set designer | |
| Max Daly | .... | art department researcher | |
| James E. Day III | .... | tool technician | |
| Lisa D. DiSanto | .... | art department coordinator (as Lisa DiSanto) | |
| John Dugan | .... | plaster foreman | |
| Jim Edelhauser | .... | set dresser | |
| Christopher Elledge | .... | set dresser | |
| Gustavo R. Ferreyra | .... | digital set designer | |
| Gustavo R. Ferreyra | .... | propshop foreman | |
| David Gabrielli | .... | propmaker foreman (as David D. Gabrielli) | |
| Joe A. Hawthorne | .... | head paint foreman (as Joseph A. Hawthorne) | |
| Christopher Hayes | .... | set dresser (as Chris Hayes) | |
| Erin Hennessey | .... | mill foreman | |
| Bart C. Hubenthal | .... | set dresser (as Bart Hubenthal) | |
| Jonas Kirk | .... | construction coordinator (as C. Jonas Kirk) | |
| Teri Anne Kopp | .... | property assistant | |
| Trevor Larkin | .... | daily set dresser | |
| Bob Laux | .... | labor supervisor (as Robert A. Laux) | |
| Scott Lukowski | .... | illustrator | |
| Susan Nickerson | .... | art department researcher | |
| Nanci Noblett | .... | art director: San Fransciso (as Nanci Noblett Starr) | |
| Hope M. Parrish | .... | property master | |
| Lori Rowbotham | .... | set designer (as Lori Rowbotham Grant) | |
| Lee Runnels | .... | greens foreman | |
| Paul Rylander | .... | assistant property master | |
| Michelle Souza | .... | property assistant (as Michelle L. Souza) | |
| Rick Staves | .... | set dresser | |
| Karen Teneyck | .... | graphic artist | |
| Freddy Waff | .... | leadman | |
| Raymond Waff | .... | set dresser (as Ray Waff) | |
| Dennis Winters | .... | on-set dresser (as Dennis L. Winters) | |
| Marcel Worch | .... | construction foreman | |
| Jane Wuu | .... | set designer | |
| James Bennett | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Mark Caplin | .... | construction medic (uncredited) | |
| Brad Carr | .... | art staff assistant: San Francisco (uncredited) | |
| Perry E. Ellis | .... | set dresser: additonal photography (uncredited) | |
| Halsted Craig Hannah | .... | graphic artist (uncredited) | |
| J. Bryan Holloway | .... | supervising sculptor (uncredited) | |
| Allan Lane | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Tammy S. Lee | .... | art staff assistant (uncredited) | |
| Dana McCall | .... | props assistant (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Mueller | .... | art staff assistant (uncredited) | |
| Sean O'Connell | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Lisa Penaranda | .... | set decoration buyer (uncredited) | |
| Edmond Scott Ratliff | .... | buyer (uncredited) | |
| Kyle A. Smith | .... | art staff assistant (uncredited) | |
| Charisse St. Amant | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Todd Wolcott | .... | stand-by greens (uncredited) | |
Departamento de sonido | |||
| Vladislav Boyadjiev | .... | assistant sound engineer | |
| Luke Dunn Gielmuda | .... | foley editor | |
| Coya Elliott | .... | assistant sound effects editor | |
| Sean England | .... | adr recordist | |
| Andre Fenley | .... | assistant supervising sound editor (as André Fenley) | |
| Malcolm Fife | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Pascal Garneau | .... | assistant foley editor | |
| David C. Hughes | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Richard Hymns | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Doc Kane | .... | adr mixer | |
| Ren Klyce | .... | sound designer | |
| Ren Klyce | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Ren Klyce | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Tai Klyce | .... | assistant sound designer | |
| Drew Kunin | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mary Jo Lang | .... | foley mixer | |
| Stuart McCowan | .... | assistant adr editor | |
| Jeremy Molod | .... | assistant supervising sound editor | |
| Alyson Dee Moore | .... | foley artist (as Allyson Moore) | |
| Larry Oatfield | .... | foley editor (as E. Larry Oatfield) | |
| David Parker | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Michael Primmer | .... | boom operator (as Mike Primmer) | |
| Richard Quinn | .... | dialogue editor | |
| David Raymond | .... | cable person (as David Fiske Raymond) | |
| John Roesch | .... | foley artist | |
| Ronald G. Roumas | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Michael Semanick | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Addison Teague | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | .... | adr editor | |
Efectos especiales | |||
| Rodney M. Byrd | .... | special effects foreman (as Rodney Byrd) | |
| Douglas Calli | .... | special effects technician | |
| Burt Dalton | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Arnold Peterson | .... | special effects engineer | |
| Roy K. Cancino | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Arnold Peterson | .... | special effects set foreman (uncredited) | |
| Arthur G. Schlosser | .... | snow effects technician (uncredited) | |
Especialistas | |||
| Mickey Giacomazzi | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Andy Arness | .... | precision driver (uncredited) | |
| Al Cacioppo | .... | precision driver (uncredited) | |
| Victor M. Slone | .... | precision driver (uncredited) | |
| Tony R. Vella | .... | stunt driver (uncredited) | |
Departamento de reparto | |||
| Mindy Bazar | .... | casting associate | |
| Kristan Berona | .... | extras casting | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Meagan Lewis | .... | casting associate (as Meg Lewis) | |
| Alyssa Rand | .... | casting associate | |
| Jennifer Alessi | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
| Sande Alessi | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
Departamento de vestuario | |||
| Charlene Amateau | .... | costume supervisor: additional photography | |
| Anita Louise Brown | .... | costumer (as Anita Brown) | |
| Molly Grundman | .... | costumer | |
| Stacy Horn | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Jee Ok | .... | costumer (as Jee H.Ok) | |
| Carol Quiroz | .... | costumer | |
| Christie Wittenborn | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Lisa Hyde | .... | set costumer day check (uncredited) | |
| Grace Pyke | .... | set costumer: additional photography (uncredited) | |
| Jacqueline Wazir | .... | costume illustrator (uncredited) | |
Departamento de Edición | |||
| Zahida Bacchus | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Ron Barr | .... | digital conforming and opticals | |
| Kirk Baxter | .... | additional editor | |
| Joseph M. Chiechi | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Wyatt Jones | .... | assistant editor | |
| Judd H. Maslansky | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stephen Nakamura | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Jason Ninness | .... | post-production coordinator: Phoenix Pictures | |
| Gregg Schaublin | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Brian Ufberg | .... | assistant editor | |
| Andreas Wacker | .... | post-production engineer | |
| Peter M. Warren | .... | assistant editor (as Peter Warren) | |
| Joe Wolcott | .... | post-production engineer (as Joseph Wolcott) | |
Departamento de Música | |||
| George Drakoulias | .... | music supervisor | |
| Jim Dunbar | .... | assistant music supervisor (as Jim Dunbar Jr.) | |
| Jim Dunbar | .... | music consultant | |
| Marie Ebbing | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Martin Erskine | .... | music editor | |
| Martin Erskine | .... | score producer | |
| Robert Gatley | .... | assistant music engineer | |
| Leslie Ann Jones | .... | music engineer | |
| Leslie Ann Jones | .... | music mixer | |
| Judy Kirschner | .... | assistant music engineer | |
| Ren Klyce | .... | music producer | |
| Bryan Lawson | .... | music editor | |
| Hal Oppenheim | .... | composer: stock music | |
| Randall Poster | .... | music supervisor | |
| David Shire | .... | musician: piano solos | |
| Jonathon Stevens | .... | music editor | |
| Dann Thompson | .... | assistant music engineer | |
| Sam Zeines | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Andre Zweers | .... | pro tools operator: music | |
Departamento de Transporte | |||
| Tom Driskill | .... | transportation captain: San Francisco | |
| Robert K. Johnson | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| John 'J.P.' Pratt | .... | transportation captain (as John Pratt) | |
| Gary Preece | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| J. Armin Garza II | .... | driver: camera car (uncredited) | |
| Brenda Ryan | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Bonnie Yamahiro | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Compañías Productores
- Paramount Pictures (present)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (present)
- Phoenix Pictures (producer)
- Road Rebel
- Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Karo Premiere (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
- Paramount Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Norge (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc) (director's cut)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (director's cut/special edition)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Digital Domain (visual effects)
- Mar Vista Ventures (visual effects)
- Matte World Digital (visual effects)
- Ollin Studio (visual effects)
- Beau Bonneau Casting extras casting: San Francisco
- Benicia Police Department special thanks
- Birds & Animals Unlimited animals provided by (as Birds and Animals Unlimited)
- California Department of Justice special thanks
- Camera House, The digital film system by
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera cranes and dollies
- City of Benicia special thanks
- City of San Francisco special thanks
- City of Santa Rosa, California special thanks (as City of Santa Rosa)
- City of Vallejo special thanks
- DTS Digital Images digital imaging processing
- Dolby Laboratories sound post-production
- For Stars Catering catering
- Ignite Creative titles
- J.L. Fisher camera cranes and dollies
- Lakeshore Records songs from the motion picture on
- Morarity & Associates private investigators
- Napa County Sheriff's Office special thanks
- Napa Police Department special thanks
- Pacific Title digital opticals
- S.two Corp. digital film workflow
- San Francisco Crime Lab special thanks
- San Francisco Film Commission special thanks
- San Francisco Police Department special thanks
- Sande Alesai Casting extras casting
- Sande Alesai Casting extras casting (as Sande Alessi Casting)
- Santa Rosa Police Department special thanks
- Skywalker Sound music recording studio (uncredited)
- Skywalker Symphony Orchestra orchestra (uncredited)
- Solano County Sheriff's Office special thanks
- Sonoma County Sheriff's Office special thanks
- Technicolor Digital Intermediates digital intermediate
- Technicolor prints
- The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation special thanks (as U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation - Lake Berryessa Recreation Division)
- Thomas Dale & Associates private investigators
- Thomson Grass Valley Viper Filmstream cameras (as Grass Valley)
- Vallejo / Solano County Film Commission special thanks (as Vallejo/Solano County Film Office)
- Vallejo Police Department special thanks
- Varèse Sarabande score album
- Wilmore & Associates private investigators
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Chronicles (USA) (working title)Zodiaco (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Zodíaco (Argentina) [es]
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Rated R for some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images. (also director's cut)Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsDuración:
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2.35 : 1 másClasificación:
Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #42944) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:16 | India:UA | Sweden:15 | South Korea:15 | France:U (with warning) | USA:R | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Japan:PG-12Cosas divertidas
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Continuidad: During the TV station interview with Melvin Belli, the SF coffee mug moves by itself in between shots, periodically showing either the front or back design. másBanda de Sonido:
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Zodiac, David Fincher's film about the impact the San Francisco Bay Area serial killer's case had on three primary characters is delivered with great attention to detail and proper pacing. Zodiac is not a film that uses or relies on suspended disbelief to succeed and does not attempt to compress five years of story into one in order to keep viewers interested. Instead it relies heavily on the facts and uses all of its 158 minutes to present them in almost linear form and staccato fashion.
Set primarily in San Francisco in the late 1960's and 70's (and eventually the 80's) Fincher's Zodiac takes no artistic license by adding the obligatory car chase scene down Russian Hill, drug enhanced evening in Haight-Ashbury or conspiracy oriented behind the scenes moves by City Hall. Instead the audience is presented with a credible story that portrays how stress, tension, frustration and fascination play upon the lives of S. F. Police Inspector David Toschi (Mark Ruffalo), S.F. Chronicle Editorial Cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhall), and S.F. Chronicle reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.). Each of these people, as well as those surrounding them are operating well within the confines of every day life and the establishment. Fincher does not let Zodiac wander outside its central story, and therefore no editorial comment about the Vietnam War or similar events of the day are offered. Insights about the impact on the victims (who survive) or their families are only touched upon if they remain central to the story.
The initial scenes of the movie depict the killer in operation and they are not sugar coated. However, viewers wanting to see a film in the style of Fincher's Alien (3), Se7en or even Fight Club (i.e., blood and gore to almost surreal levels) should look elsewhere.
Zodiac is a well crafted production on all fronts. In addition to Fincher, the lead actors and extensive (and well known) supporting cast Zodiac producer's assembled a credible team. James Vanderbilt (Screenplay), David Shire (Score), Donald Burt (Production Design), Keith Cunningham (Art Direction), Victor Zolfo (Set Direction) and Casey Storm (Costume Design) all deliver quality work in their respective areas. There are no weak spots in this film. Zodiac may not (or attempt to) dazzle, but it does please.