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

Kuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StorySadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music Composer