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

Eiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art Director