Ray Harryhausen Movies

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

Hosted by everyone's favorite vamp, Elvira, this program is a lighthearted look back at the monster movies of the '50s. All the monsters that scared...

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

Join "Mr. Science Fiction", Forrest J. Ackerman, on a star-studded romp through 75 years of classic sci-fi and fantasy film magic.

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

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

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

Early test 1952. After an introduction from Ray, we see a glimpse of another un-made Harryhausen film. A test animation to encourage interest in this...

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

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...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of paleontologist Barnum T. Brown's discovery of a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, Discovery Channel presents this...

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

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

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), a young Dutch couple find their idyllic countryside...

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.

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

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

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...