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 DesignerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual Effects