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 Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StorySadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive Producer