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

Teizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music Composer