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

Iwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive Producer