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 ProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StorySadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional Music