Ray Harryhausen Movies

Stop-motion puppetry version of the classic fairy tale. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

A behind the scenes look at the making of "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad".

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray...

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the 1953 sci-fi classic "The War of the Worlds". Included are interviews with some of the cast and...

A stop-motion animated account of the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B....

This is one of four fairy tales master animator Ray Harryhausen made between 1949 and 1953 by hand, using stop-motion photography perfected as an...

A greedy King Midas is visited one day by a mysterious visitor who grants him the ability to turn all things he touches to gold. He learns his lesson...

Behind the scenes documentary about the stop-motion animation that began production 50 years ago, abandoned, and then picked up by two animators who...

A look at the fairy tale-based Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, starring characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Elmer...

Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

The classic Ray Harryhausen tale that still proves "slow and steady" wins the race.

Thanks to a partnership between Carlotta Films and the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation, Ray Harryhausen's fairy tales and fables are being shown...

Early test 1949 - 50. After an introduction from Ray, we see a glimpse of another un-made Harryhausen film. Shows concept art and a film test of a...

An instructional video that teaches, through stop-motion animation, how to build a bridge over a gorge that can hold heavy military equipment. ...

Nudism. Esperanto. KING KONG. Sci-Fi. What do all of these things have in common? Simple: Forrest J Ackerman! Who's that? Glad you asked... Forrest...

Ray Harryhausen's attempt to show the potential of three dimensional animation in television commercials after World War II, as seenin this...

Test footage for an uncompleted Ray Harryhausen project showcasing dinosaur animation. A glimpse of daily life during the Age of Dinosaurs is...