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

Fuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional Music