Synopsis
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).
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Director & Writers
Ishirō Honda
Director
Luigi Cozzi
Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Story
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Story
Luigi Cozzi
Story
Shigeru Kayama
Novel
Cast
Akira Takarada
Ogata
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Serizawa
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Yamane
Momoko Kôchi
Emiko Yamane
Emilio Cigoli
Steve Martin (voice)
Rita Savagnone
Emiko Yamane (voice)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Ogata (voice)
Vittorio Cramer
George Lawrence (voice) (as Vittorio Kramer)
Pino Locchi
Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga (voice)
Raymond Burr
Steve Martin
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