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

Sadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography