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 ComposerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, Story