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

Armando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume Consultant