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 ComposerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, Modeling