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

Sei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, Modeling