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

Sei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusic