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

Eizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects Camera