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

Akira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StorySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, Modeling