The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Documentary
Release Date
July 31, 1986
Duration
93 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Self
George Pal
Self
Ray Bradbury
Self
Tony Curtis
Self
Jim Danforth
Self
Joe Dante
Self
Barbara Eden
Self / Narrator (voice)
Paul Frees
Self
Ray Harryhausen
Self
Charlton Heston
Self
Janet Leigh
Self
Tony Randall
Self
Gene Roddenberry
Self
Rod Taylor
Self
Robert Wise
Self
Yvette Mimieux
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