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

Paul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art Director