George Pal
Directing • 1908-01-31 • 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 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.
Known For
7.4The Time Machine
1960
6.8The War of the Worlds
1953
6.3When Worlds Collide
1951
6.6The Naked Jungle
1954
6.97 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
5.9Destination Moon
1950
From Nerdspin
Filmography
- 1964★ 6.9
- 1962★ 5.9
- 1961★ 5.2
- 1960★ 7.4
- 1958★ 6.4
- 1957★ 2.0
- 1957
- 1947★ 6.6
- 1947★ 8.0
- 1947★ 5.5
- 1947★ 7.0
- 1947★ 7.0
- 1946★ 6.1
- 1946★ 10.0
- 1946★ 5.7
- 1945★ 6.8
- 1945★ 6.7
- 1945★ 10.0
- 1945★ 9.0
- 1945★ 8.0
- 1945★ 7.0
- 1945★ 7.0
- 1944★ 7.3
- 1944★ 10.0
- 1944★ 10.0
- 1944★ 9.0
- 1944★ 9.0
- 1944★ 9.0
- 1944★ 7.0
- 1943★ 6.5
- 1943★ 8.5
- 1943★ 6.5
- 1943★ 8.0
- 1943★ 8.0
- 1943★ 8.0
- 1943★ 7.0
- 1942★ 6.8
- 1942★ 10.0
- 1942★ 10.0
- 1942★ 9.0
- 1942★ 9.0
- 1942★ 7.0
- 1941★ 6.8
- 1941★ 8.3
- 1941★ 9.0
- 1941★ 7.0
- 1941★ 7.0
- 1940
- 1940
- 1940
- 1939★ 7.0
- 1939
- 1938★ 6.0
- 1938★ 10.0
- 1938
- 1938
- 1938
- 1938
- 1937★ 6.5
- 1937
- 1936★ 6.3
- 1936★ 5.0
- 1936
- 1936
- 1935★ 7.7
- 1935
- 1935
- 1935
- 1935
- 1934★ 7.5
- 1934★ 6.5
- 1934
- 1934
- 1934
- 1934
- 1932
- 1932
