The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

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

Top cast

George Pal

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Ray Bradbury

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Tony Curtis

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Jim Danforth

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Joe Dante

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Barbara Eden

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Paul Frees

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Ray Harryhausen

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Charlton Heston

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Janet Leigh

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Tony Randall

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Gene Roddenberry

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Rod Taylor

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Robert Wise

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Yvette Mimieux

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