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, ModelingYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, Modeling