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George Pal

Director

George Pal

Born January 31, 1908 in Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]Died May 2, 198077 films

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.

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Essential films

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Filmography

77 films as director
  1. 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoDirector
  2. 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmDirector
  3. 1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentDirector
  4. 1960The Time MachineDirector
  5. 1958Tom ThumbDirector
  6. 1957The First ChristmasDirector
  7. 1957The Big Fun CarnivalDirector
  8. 1947Rhapsody in WoodDirector
  9. 1947Date with DukeDirector
  10. 1947Tubby the TubaDirector
  11. 1947Wilbur the LionDirector
  12. 1947Shoe Shine JasperDirector
  13. 1946John Henry and the Inky-PooDirector
  14. 1946Together in the WeatherDirector
  15. 1946Olio for JasperDirector
  16. 1945My Man JasperDirector
  17. 1945Jasper and the BeanstalkDirector
  18. 1945Jasper's Close ShaveDirector
  19. 1945Jasper's BoobytrapsDirector
  20. 1945Jasper's MinstrelsDirector
  21. 1945A Hatful of DreamsDirector
  22. 1945Hotlip JasperDirector
  23. 1944Two-Gun RustyDirector
  24. 1944Jasper's ParadiseDirector
  25. 1944Jasper TellDirector
  26. 1944And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry StreetDirector
  27. 1944Jasper Goes HuntingDirector
  28. 1944Say Ah, JasperDirector
  29. 1944Package for JasperDirector
  30. 1943Good Night, RustyDirector
  31. 1943Jasper Goes FishingDirector
  32. 1943The Little BroadcastDirector
  33. 1943The Truck That FlewDirector
  34. 1943Jasper's Music LessonDirector
  35. 1943The 500 Hats of Bartholomew CubbinsDirector
  36. 1943Bravo, Mr. StraussDirector
  37. 1942Jasper and the Haunted HouseDirector
  38. 1942Mr. Strauss Takes a WalkDirector
  39. 1942The Sky PrincessDirector
  40. 1942Jasper and the WatermelonsDirector
  41. 1942Tulips Shall GrowDirector
  42. 1942Jasper and the Choo-ChooDirector
  43. 1941Rhythm in the RanksDirector
  44. 1941The Gay KnightiesDirector
  45. 1941Hoola BoolaDirector
  46. 1941Dipsy GypsyDirector
  47. 1941Western DazeDirector
  48. 1940The Good Bear and the Bad BearDirector
  49. 1940Friend in NeedDirector
  50. 1940The Old Woman Who Lived in A ShoeDirector
  51. 1939The Queen Was in the ParlourDirector
  52. 1939Love on the RangeDirector
  53. 1938The Great Philips ReviewDirector
  54. 1938Sky PiratesDirector
  55. 1938The Ballet of the Red Radio ValvesDirector
  56. 1938How an Advertising Poster Came AboutDirector
  57. 1938De ReddingsbrigadeDirector
  58. 1938South Sea SweetheartsDirector
  59. 1937What Ho, She BumpsDirector
  60. 1937Rescue BrigadeDirector
  61. 1936Charlie's World CruiseDirector
  62. 1936Ether SymphonyDirector
  63. 1936Aladdin and the Magic LampDirector
  64. 1936On Parade!Director
  65. 1935Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesDirector
  66. 1935World's Greatest ShowDirector
  67. 1935In Lamp Light LandDirector
  68. 1935The Magic AtlasDirector
  69. 1935The Sleeping BeautyDirector
  70. 1934Radio Valve RevolutionDirector
  71. 1934A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic KingDirector
  72. 1934Ship of the EtherDirector
  73. 1934Philips CavalcadeDirector
  74. 1934Radio Valve RevolutionDirector
  75. 1934The WinnerDirector
  76. 1932A walk through the modern Oberst factoryDirector
  77. 1932How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?Director