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Movement into life made at the time by film student john walsh who today a trustee of the ray and diana harryhausen foundation interviewees. Ray harryhausen full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like clash of the titans, one million years b. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray. Ray harryhausen special fx titan ost music by alexandre poncet.
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