The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Name: The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Genre: Documentary
Released: 31 Jul 1986
Rating: 7.33
Cast: George Pal, Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis, Jim Danforth, Joe Dante

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.

Genre: Documentary
Studio: Arnold Leibovit Entertainment
Keyword: movie business, stop motion
Cast: George Pal, Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis, Jim Danforth, Joe Dante, Barbara Eden

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