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George Pal
Director 1908 - 1980

George Pal

Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

George Pal (born Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer. He is best known for his classic Puppetoon replacement animation short films, as well as his association with the Fantasy and Science Fiction... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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7 titles
7 Faces of Dr. Lao

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

George Pal 1964 1h 40m 7.0

An old Chinese gentleman rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

George Pal, Henry Levin 1962 2h 20m 4.0

The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. In the movie they write a family history for a duke which includes reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

George Pal 1961 1h 30m 6.0

A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over the world.

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

George Pal 1960 1h 43m 7.7

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

George Pal 1958 1h 38m

The Forest Queen grants the wish of Jonathan, the woodcutter, and his wife, Anna.

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

George Pal 1946 7m

John Henry springs to life as a full-grown man, and in no time at all establishes himself as the mightiest steel-driver around. When a newfangled steel-driving machine threatens his livelihood, he sets out to beat it in a one-on-one race.

Tulips Shall Grow

Tulips Shall Grow

George Pal 1942 7m

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), a young Dutch couple find their idyllic countryside being overrun by unfeeling, unthinking mechanical men and machines that lay waste to everything in their path.

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