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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-07-31
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Time: 1h 33m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Arnold Leibovit Entertainment
Movie: The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Top 10 Billed Cast
George Pal
Self
Ray Bradbury
Self
Tony Curtis
Self
Joe Dante
Self
Barbara Eden
Self
Paul Frees
Self / Narrator (voice)
Ray Harryhausen
Self
Charlton Heston
Self
Janet Leigh
Self
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