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

Motoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive Producer