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

Eizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art Director