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

Ishirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, Director