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

Tohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography