The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)
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.
George Pal
Ray Bradbury
Tony Curtis
Joe Dante
Barbara Eden
Paul Frees
Ray Harryhausen
Charlton Heston
Janet Leigh
Tony Randall
Gene Roddenberry
Rod Taylor
Robert Wise
Yvette Mimieux
