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

Luigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual Effects