Godzilla(1977)

“The greatest apocalpyse in the history of cinema”

January 1, 1977

1h 36m

Science Fiction Horror

Flop

IMDb5.2609

TMDB6.852

Overview

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).

Director

Luigi Cozzi

Writers

Shigeru Kayama, Luigi Cozzi, Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producers

Tomoyuki Tanaka, Edward B. Barison

Cast

Crew

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka, Edward B. Barison, Harry Rybnick, Richard Kay, Harold Ross, Paul Schreibman

Executive Producer

Luigi Cozzi, Renato Barbieri, Iwao Mori, Joseph E. Levine, Terry Turner, Edmund Goldman

Director

Luigi Cozzi, Ishirō Honda, Terry O. Morse

Editor

Alberto Moro, Kazuji Taira

Director of Photography

Masao Tamai, Guy Roe

Screenplay

Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda, Al C. Ward

Details

Original Language

Country

Italy, Japan, United States of America

Production

Paramount Pictures International, Documento Film, BBC di Renato Barbieri, COZZILLA s.r.l., Fonolux, TOHO, Toho Laboratory, Jewell Enterprises, Embassy Pictures