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 ComposerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art Director