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

Motoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography