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

Armando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography