Directing
George Pal
1908 · Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
30 films
Bio
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 genres. Pal was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best Short Subject, Cartoons) in seven consecutive years (1942–1948). He received an honorary Oscar, for the development of novel animation methods and techniques, in 1944.
Filmography
The War of the Worlds
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
The Time Machine
Director
Destination Moon
Producer
Houdini
Producer
The Power
Producer
The Naked Jungle
Producer
When Worlds Collide
Producer
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Director
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Director
Tom Thumb
Producer
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Screenplay
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Director