|
|
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305944447
Format: Color, Director's Cut, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 630594444X
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: August 29, 2000
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 111200
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1985
Editorial Review:
Description:
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and 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 eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the films of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry. This expanded director's cut collector's edition of 'The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal' explores Pal's life and work from his ground-breaking Puppetoon shorts to his sci-fi milestones 'The Time Machine' and 'The War of the Worlds.' Included are rare interviews with Pal and reminiscences from many of Hollywood's brightest stars and great filmmakers, including Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis, Joe Dante, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Russ Tamblyn, Robert Wise and many, many more.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - What a Deal!
First-Thanks to cartoon expert and great guy Jerry Beck for alerting cartoon fans to this box set on his websites.
Second-If Amazon is combining the FLIGHTS of FANTASY box with the PUPPETOON MOVIE or THE FANTASTIC FILM WORLD OF GEORGE PAL at a sale price,be forwarned:the FLIGHT OF FANTASY box includes both DVDs along with Pal's first feature film,THE GREAT RUPERT.
Others have said nice things here about Pal and the FANTASY FILM WORLD documentary-suffice it to say that without George ... Read More
Rating: - An indispensable documentary
"The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal" (1985 - 93 minutes), written, produced and directed by Arnold Leibovit, is a spectacular documentary about the life and workmanship of the director George Pal. It presents some very cool testimonies of Rod Taylor, Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis, Joe Dante, Barbara Eden, Ray Harryhausen, Roy Disney, Charlton Heston, Walter Lantz, Janeth Leigh, Tonny Randall, Gene Roddenberry and Robert Wise. Originally an architect, the Hungarian George Pal (1908-1980) is one of the ... Read More
Rating: - The Fantasy Film Worlds Of George Pal DVD
Whether you are a Sci-Fi fan or not, buy this DVD ! The star line-up of actors, writers, and directors explaining their parts in the various films outlined is worth the price of addmission. You'll be surprised-and perhaps amused-at some of the faces, and the films they worked on. But be warned: You'll want to race right out and buy everyone of George Pal's films after you view this great DVD. Hats off to Arnold Leibovit.
Rating: - A Brilliant Composition Of A Brilliant Man's Works!
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal is truly worlds of wonder! Arnold Leibovit, producer of this marvelous documentary, has done a wonderful job at encapsulating the colorful life and career of producer/director George Pal - from his meager beginnings as a cartoon artist, through his years of creating the stop-motion animated short films, fancifully named "Puppetoons", and into his wonderful works of feature motion pictures. The documentary guides us with affection through Pal's career, by ... Read More
Rating: - George Pal is 20th Century's Most Significant Talents
During the science fiction and fantasy boom of the 1950s, few names could compare with George Pal. In many ways the pioneering visionary in the ways we view outer space and fantastic creatures on the screen, he turned out a string of masterpieces as both director and producer, using his experience with puppeteering and special effects to bring previously unimaginable sights to stunned audiences around the world.
This informative and extremely entertaining documentary takes a thorough ... Read More
|
|
