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Visual Effects
Wah Chang
Born August 2, 1917
Died December 22, 2003 · aged 86
Wah Chang was a Chinese-American master of special effects.
Known For
Spartacus · 1960Spartacus
★ 7.51960
MovieHistoryDrama
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
The Time Machine · 1960The Time Machine
★ 7.41960
MovieThrillerAdventure
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
Jack the Giant Killer · 1962Jack the Giant Killer
★ 6.61962
MovieAdventureFantasy
Desiring control of the kingdom, evil wizard Pendragon devises a cunning machination to usurp the throne. By abducting and forcing Princess Elaine to marry him, Pendragon will coerce the king into abdicating his power. When Pendragon sends a giant to kidnap Elaine, a simple farmer named Jack witnesses the abduction, and bravely slays the beast. Undeterred, Pendragon has more power and creatures at his disposal.
Atlantis: The Lost Continent · 1961Atlantis: The Lost Continent
★ 5.11961
MovieAdventureFantasy
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over the world. The Atlanteans, or rather the slaves of Atlantis, are forced to mine a crystalline material which absorbs the suns rays. These crystals can then be used for warmth. The misuse of science has created weapons out of the crystals that can fire a heat ray to destroy whatever it touches.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm · 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
★ 5.91962
MovieFantasyFamily
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
Tom Thumb · 1958Tom Thumb
★ 6.41958
MovieMusicFamily
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao · 19647 Faces of Dr. Lao
★ 6.91964
MovieFantasyFamily
An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.
Journey to the Seventh Planet · 1962Journey to the Seventh Planet
★ 4.81962
MovieAdventureHorror
A space expedition to Uranus is menaced by a giant brain that can make illusions come true.
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