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

Tomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special Effects