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

Fuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual Effects