The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Arnold Leibovit
1986-07-31


7.5
93 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
George Pal Self Unowned
Ray Bradbury Self Unowned
Tony Curtis Self Unowned
Jim Danforth Self Unowned
Joe Dante Self Unowned
Barbara Eden Self Unowned
Paul Frees Self / Narrator (voice) Unowned
Ray Harryhausen Self Unowned
Charlton Heston Self Unowned
Janet Leigh Self Unowned
Tony Randall Self Unowned
Gene Roddenberry Self Unowned
Rod Taylor Self Unowned
Robert Wise Self Unowned
Yvette Mimieux Self Unowned