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He is best remembered as the producer of several science-fiction and fantasy films in the 1950s and 1960s, such as When Worlds Collide, [6] four of which were collaborations with director Byron Haskin, including The War of the Worlds (1953).
Directed by. Clyde Lucas. Artwork by Lukasz Rylko. Warner Bros releases The Time Machine featuring Time Machine: The Journey Back on Blu-ray. (c) 2022 Clyde Lucas 7th Voyage Productions.
George Pal. Producer: The War of the Worlds. George Pal was born on February 1, 1908, in Cegled, Austria-Hungary. Later, when he was still a child, his stage-entertainer parents divorced, and he was raised by his grandparents. In 1928, Pal graduated from the Budapest Academy of Arts with a degree in Architecture and highly developed drawing skills.
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May 7, 2024 · George Pal was a Hungarian-born animator, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the science-fiction genre, especially noted for his work with special effects. He also created Puppetoons, a popular series of animated shorts.
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- The Time Machine (1960) IMDb rating: 7.5/10. This, the first time H. G. Wells' novella of the same name was made into a film, features Rod Taylor as Edwardian inventor and explorer George (a cipher for Wells himself) who travels into the far future in a time machine of his own making.
- 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) IMDb rating: 7.1/10. A stranger, Dr. Lao (Tony Randall), appears in Abalone, Arizona and advertises his traveling circus, which will open for two nights only.
- The War of the Worlds (1953) IMDb rating: 7.0/10. Producer George Pal and director Byron Haskin were the perfect combination to bring this most famous alien invasion story to the big screen.
- Houdini (1953) IMDb rating: 6.8/10. George Pal doesn't seem to have been able to make a film, even about real-life people, without adding a tincture of fantasy.
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Hungarian born George Pal (born Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak) was an 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.
