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, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, Story