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 ProducerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, Story