The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

7.3/10 1986 4K 93 min

Documentary

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.

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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Top Cast

George Pal

George Pal

Self

Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

Self

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Self

Jim Danforth

Jim Danforth

Self

Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Self

Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden

Self

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Self / Narrator (voice)

Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen

Self

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Self

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Self

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