The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)

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 Pals 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