The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
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- Runtime
- 93 mins
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop motion animation and went on to virtually invent the modern science fiction and fantasy film genres. Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned an incredible total of eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the movies of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop motion animation and went on to virtually invent the modern science fiction and fantasy film genres. Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned an incredible total of eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the movies of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.
Cast
- George Pal
- Ray Bradbury
- Tony Curtis
- Jim Danforth
- Joe Dante
- Barbara Eden
- Paul Frees
- Ray Harryhausen
- Charlton Heston
- Janet Leigh
- Tony Randall
- Gene Roddenberry
- Rod Taylor
- Robert Wise
- Yvette Mimieux
Director
- Arnold Leibovit
Producers
- Arnold Leibovit
