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

Tomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive Producer