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

Sei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant Director