Special effects titan director gilles penso cast ray harryhausen, vanessa harryhausen, and more than two dozen filmmakers and artists who either worked with ray or have been inspired by him country of origin france. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray harryhausen special effects titan. Jul 10, 20 this is the definitive documentary about ray harryhausen. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray. Nov 10, 2012 t he 92yearold harryhausen, the legendary american filmmaker of movies about legends, became hooked on stopmotion animation when he saw king kong at the age of. Special effects titan, dvd, special interestdocumentary, scificlassic, 7607865094. The life and work of special effects master ray harryhausen. Welcome to the ray harryhausen podcast, the show dedicated to the life, career and films of a special effects titan. The special effects legacy of ray harryhausen by david konow on june 6, 20 at 3 p. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential specialeffects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray harryhausen. Featuring photos, artifacts, and film clips culled directly harryhausen s estate and never before seen by the public, the film was initially released only in the u. Special effects titan 2011 20 bluray ray harryhausen is a legendary filmmaker of movies about legends.
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