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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

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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.

Directed by Arnold Leibovit
Written by Arnold Leibovit
Produced by Arnold Leibovit
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Top Cast

George Pal

George Pal

Self

Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

Self

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Self

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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

Themes & Keywords

movie businessstop motion

About The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal is a documentary film released in 1986 exploring themes of movie business, stop motion. Directed by Arnold Leibovit, it stars George Pal, Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis. 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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