poster

Godzilla

Godzilla

Release: 1977-01-01·Runtime: 96m·★ 6.8
Science FictionHorror

A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).

Production Countries

ItalyJapanUnited States of America

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures International
Documento Film
BBC di Renato Barbieri
COZZILLA s.r.l.
Fonolux
TOHO
Toho Laboratory
Jewell Enterprises
Embassy Pictures

Crew

Iwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, Director