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

Masakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art Director