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

Yoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual Effects