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

Fabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects CameraSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art Director