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

Sadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special Effects