The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The story

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 & crew

George PalSelf

Ray BradburySelf

Tony CurtisSelf

Jim Danforth

Jim DanforthSelf

Joe DanteSelf

Barbara EdenSelf

Paul FreesSelf / Narrator (voice)

Ray HarryhausenSelf

Charlton HestonSelf

Janet LeighSelf

Tony RandallSelf

Gene RoddenberrySelf