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

Yôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingYasuyuki 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, ModelingTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art Director