The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)

Documentary

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.

Updated May 26 2020

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US -

1985-01-01

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Keywords:

movie business animator stop motion

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Runtime: 93 mins Rating: 7.5 Homepage: Website

Cast

Robert Wise

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Gene Roddenberry

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Tony Curtis

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Joe Dante

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Janet Leigh

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Rod Taylor

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Charlton Heston

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Paul Frees

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