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

Yôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects Camera