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

Iwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StorySadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music Composer