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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

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.

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

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.

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