Ray Harryhausen Movies

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

A tribute to stopmotion supremo and special effects genius extraordinaire Ray Harryhausen, the man behind some of cinema's greatest fantasy films -...

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

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

A classic tale retold with Harryhausen's trademark animation. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.

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

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

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

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...

An unrealised film project by Ray Harryhausen. The film was to have depicted a six-limbed alien Jovian attacking ships, people and prehistoric...

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...

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...

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...

Early test 1950. After an introduction from Ray, we see a glimpse of another un-made Harryhausen film. The Baron has a conversation with a giant on...

Early tests 1937 - 49. Shows two examples: the first has a man cowering from two huge fighting monsters, the second shows a glimpse of ancient man.

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

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