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

Luigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual Effects