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

Fabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, Story