The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Synopsis

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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• Arnold LeibovitWriter
• Arnold LeibovitDirector

Cast

• George PalSelf
• Ray BradburySelf
• Tony CurtisSelf
• Jim DanforthSelf
• Joe DanteSelf
• Barbara EdenSelf
• Paul FreesSelf / Narrator (voice)
• Ray HarryhausenSelf
• Charlton HestonSelf
• Janet LeighSelf
• Tony RandallSelf
• Gene RoddenberrySelf

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