Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
“The world's biggest directors, the best special effects artists, pay tribute to...”
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There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.
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14 unique people credited
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Ray Harryhausen
as Self - Filmmaker
Peter Jackson
as Self - Director of The Hobbit
Terry Gilliam
as Self - Director of Brazil
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as Self - Director of The Hobbit
Guillermo Del Toro
as Self - Director of Hellboy
James Cameron
as Self - Director of Terminator & Avata
Tim Burton
as Self - Director of Mars Attacks
John Landis
as Self - Director of Blues Brothers
Henry Selick
as Self - Director of The Nightmare Before Christmas
Ray Bradbury
as Self - Author of The Martian Chronicles & Fahrenheit 451
Tony Dalton
as Self - Film Historian
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