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

Vince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original Story