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

Joseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual Effects