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

Fabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special Effects