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

Yasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive Producer