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

Joseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art Director