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

Vince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StorySadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantMasakatsu 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 ArtistAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, Director