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

Tohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual Effects