Charles H. Schneer

Producer

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Charles Schneer

Birth Place

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Born

May 05, 1920

Died

January 21, 2009

Biography

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Entered film in the mid-1950s, specializing in science-fiction and special-effects driven films incorporating the Superdynamation process; he is probabaly best known for "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963)....

Filmography

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The Prince of Thieves (1948)

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

The Executioner (1970)

Land Raiders (1970)

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Mysterious Island (1961) — (Movie Clip) Wherever The Wind Takes Us

Clash Of The Titans (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Cerberus

Biography

Entered film in the mid-1950s, specializing in science-fiction and special-effects driven films incorporating the Superdynamation process; he is probabaly best known for "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963).

Filmography

Writer (Feature Film)

The Prince of Thieves (1948)

Producer (Feature Film)

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

The Executioner (1970)

Land Raiders (1970)

The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

Half a Sixpence (1968)

You Must Be Joking! (1965)

First Men IN the Moon (1964)

East of Sudan (1964)

Executive Producer

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Siege of the Saxons (1963)

Executive Producer

Mysterious Island (1961)

I Aim at the Stars (1960)

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)

Good Day for a Hanging (1959)

Face of a Fugitive (1959)

Executive Producer

Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)

Tarawa Beachhead (1958)

The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

The Hellcats of the Navy (1957)

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

The 49th Man (1953)

Associate Producer

Triple Threat (1948)

Associate Producer

Production Companies (Feature Film)

The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

Half a Sixpence (1968)

You Must Be Joking! (1965)

First Men IN the Moon (1964)

East of Sudan (1964)

Mysterious Island (1961)

Life Events

1955

Produced first film, "It Came From Beneath the Sea"

Photo Collections

First Men IN the Moon - Color Still Set

Here is a set of color stills from Columbia Pictures' First Men IN the Moon (1964). For certain prestigious color productions, studios would send out sets of color stills as promotional material.

Videos

Mysterious Island (1961) — (Movie Clip) Wherever The Wind Takes Us With the Confederacy in collapse, Union POW’s Capt. Harding, Neb and hesitant Brown (Michael Craig, Dan Jackson, Michael Callan), with reporter Spilitt (Gary Merrill) escape in an observation balloon, with a confederate deserter (Percy Herbert) by accident, special effects by Ray Harryhausen, with his regular producer partner Charles H. Schneer, in the best-financed version of the Jules Verne novel, Mysterious Island, 1961.

Clash Of The Titans (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Cerberus Perseus (Harry Hamlin) on his quest with helmeted helpers comes across what appears to be a two-headed version of the three-headed Greek myth dog the Cerberus, in Clash Of The Titans, 1981, effects by Ray Harryhausen.

Mysterious Island (1961) -- (Movie Clip) Listen Captain Nemo After the pirate ship sinks, Herbert and Elena (Michael Callan, Beth Rogan) rush back, then Captain Nemo (Herbert Lom) finally emerges, conversing with Spillett, Lady Mary and Captain Harding (Gary Merrill, Joan Greenwood, Michael Craig), over an hour into Mysterious Island, 1961.

Mysterious Island (1961) -- (Movie Clip) Cook In A Slow Oven Spillett (Gary Merrill) is having a swim when a new Ray Harryhausen beast appears, Lady Mary and Elena (Joan Greenwood, Beth Rogan) attempt to resist, soldier Herbert (Michael Callan) finally interceding, hard times for the Civil War refugees on Jules Verne's Mysterious Island, 1961.

Mysterious Island (1961) -- (Movie Clip) Mighty Big Crab Civil War POW's Captain Harding (Michael Craig) and "Neb" (Dan Jackson) encounter the first big Ray Harryhausen monster, a crab, Spillett, Pencroft and Brown (Gary Merrill, Percy Herbert, Michael Callan) rushing to help, in the Columbia, Charles H. Schneer version of Mysterious Island, 1961.

Jason And The Argonauts (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Zeus, King Of The Gods Stately hieroglyphic-style credits and decadent Pelias (Douglas Wilmer) having his fortune told, the opening to the Ray Harryhausen Greek-myth special-effects landmark Jason and the Argonauts, 1963, starring Todd Armstrong.

Jason And The Argonauts (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Shall We Compete? Greek athletes (Nando Poggi, Gary Raymond, others) winning spots on the ship Argo, before a special challenge between Hercules (Nigel Green) and Hylas (John Cairney), in Jason and the Argonauts, 1963, starring Todd Armstrong.

Clash Of The Titans (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Last Of The Winged Horses Faced with the challenge of having to track a giant vulture, Perseus (Harry Hamlin) and his mystical poet pal Ammon (Burgess Meredith) sneak up and capture that last flying horse Pegasus (the others were killed by a rival of Zeus), so a big technical sequence for special effects giant Ray Harryhausen, in Clash Of The Titans 1981.

Valley Of Gwangi, The (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Ain't That Somethin'! Our explorers enter the valley, young Lope (Curtis Arden) snatched from behind the professor (Laurence Naismith) by Ray Harryhausen's first major creature, a pterodactyl which, Carlos (Gustavo Rojo) finds, is a lot easier to wrangle once you bring it down, in The Valley Of Gwangi, 1969.

Valley Of Gwangi, The (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Bird On The Wing From the opening taking place "South of the Rio Grande... At the turn of the century," cocksure Tuck (James Franciscus) gets past Champ (Richard Carlson) to watch his ex-partner and girlfriend T.J. (Gila Golan) do a fancy horse stunt, in the Ray Harryhausen special effects vehicle The Valley Of Gwangi, 1969.

Valley Of Gwangi, The (1969) -- (Movie Clip) You Should Be Extinct T.J. (dubbed Gila Golan), Wild West show girl-impresario, shows off her new main attraction, a mini-horse by Ray Harryhausen, to her sneaky boyfriend Tuck (James Franciscus), who then shares it with the professor (Laurence Naismith), who sees greater potential, in The Valley Of Gwangi, 1969.

Clash Of The Titans (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Bear Witness Zeus! Opening and ceremonial, from the Ray Harryhausen showcase, starring Harry Hamlin, Burgess Meredith, Laurence Olivier and Ursula Andress, with Donald Houston as aggrieved king Acrisius, Vida Taylor his daughter, appealing to the big guy (whom we will learn is Olivier), in MGM’s Clash Of The Titans 1981.

Good Day For A Hanging - (Original Trailer) A reformed bank robber has to choose between his former gang and doing the right thing in A Good Day For A Hanging (1959) starring Fred MacMurray and Robert Vaughn.

Siege of the Saxons - (Original Trailer) A knight must prove himself worthy of marrying King Arthur's daughter in Siege of the Saxons (1963).

First Men In The Moon - (Original Trailer) In 1899, a British scientist creates a craft that takes him and two others to the Moon in H.G. Wells' First Men In The Moon, 1964, special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

Jason and the Argonauts - (Re-issue Trailer) The Legendary hero enlists the help of the gods to steal the golden fleece in Jason and the Argonauts (1963) starring Todd Armstrong.

Clash of the Titans - (Original Trailer) A Greek hero fights a series of monsters, including the dreaded Gorgon, in Clash of the Titans (1981), with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

3 Worlds of Gulliver, The - (Original Trailer) Ray Harryhausen turns his stop-motion talent to Jonathan Swift's classic satire in The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960).

7th Voyage of Sinbad, The - (Re-issue Trailer) Sinbad (Kerwin Matthews) hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) featuring the special effects of Ray Harryhausen.

It Came From Beneath The Sea - (Original Trailer) Sushi gets its revenge as It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955) with stop-motion animation by Ray Harryhausen.

Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger - (Original Trailer) When a witch turns a young prince into a baboon, Sinbad fights to save him in Ray Harryhausen's Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger (1977).

Golden Voyage Of Sinbad, The - (Original Trailer) Sinbad battles a fiendish magician and his many monsters in The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973), featuring the special effects of Ray Harryhausen.

20 Million Miles To Earth - (Original Trailer) A creature from Venus escapes from a crashed spaceship and grows to enormous size in 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957).

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