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.
Practical Effects
Pal's handcrafted stop-motion still stuns more than most CGI today.
Direction
Leibovit lets Pal's disciples—Spielberg, Lucas, Dante—preach their prophet.
Editing
Glorious clips from Pal's filmography woven with genuine love.
Director
Arnold Leibovit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pal's Oscar for 'Puppetoons' in 1943 made him the first Hungarian-born filmmaker to win an Academy Award.
Gene Roddenberry credited Pal's 'Destination Moon' (1950) as direct inspiration for Star Trek's optimistic space exploration vision.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
US
