The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

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George Pal
George Pal

Self

Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury

Self

Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis

Self

Jim Danforth
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

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    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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    1986-07-31

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    7.5

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    3.8 starts
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