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

Yasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume Designer