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

Iwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, Director