Ray Harryhausen Movies

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

The titular directors discussed are: Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (1930-1933), Jack King (1934-1936), Ub Iwerks (1937), Ben Hardaway (1934-1940),...

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

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...

A documentary covering the history of Apes in the movies. Written and Directed by Donald F. Glut.

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

A compilation of four Mother Goose stories "photographed in three-dimensional animation" and unified by a prologue and an epilogue with Mother Goose...

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

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.

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...

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

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

Oscar-winning animator Ray Harryhausen gives an exclusive insight into cinema's most famous monster creations and special effects secrets with the...

Ray Harryhausen discusses the making of 'Mighty Joe Young' with the Chiodo brothers.

Dinosaurs Vs. Apes: DINOSAUR MOVIES and HOLLYWOOD GOES APE! have been hailed as the definitive documentaries on the prehistoric and anthropoid...

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

Based on the classic European fairytale. A young girl is pursued and tricked by a big bad wolf who wants to eat her. Animated by Ray Harryhausen.

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

Early tests 1935 - 36. This black and white footage was shot by Ray in his backyard.