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Fantasy Films

Fantasy Films, unlike science fiction films that base their content upon some degree of scientific truth, take the audience to netherworld, fairty-tale places where events are unlikely to occur in real life. In mythological or legendary times, they transcend the bounds of human possibility and physical laws. Fantasy films are often in the context of the imagination, dreams, or hallucinations of a character or within the projected vision of the storyteller. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. They may appeal to both children and adults, depending upon the particular film. Below is a collection of films where imagination has no bounds. Where entire worlds have been created and populated with mythical creatures, magical quests and larger than life heroes and villains.

The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)

2.1/10
Director: James L Wolcott
Starring: Jean Hawkshaw, Mary Ann Webb, Cande Gerrard, Johnny Walsh

A prehistoric beach blanket classic with leopard skin-clad women and brutish men engaged in the battle of the sexes on the idyllic island of Wongo. A... Read more

Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)

5/10
Director: Charles Haas
Starring: Gordon Scott, Rickie Sorensen, Eve Brent

Gordon Scott stars as the jungle-dwelling icon in this classic adventure. Enforcing the jungle's code of justice, Tarzan tries to impede the actions o... Read more

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

7.1/10
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer

It's an incredible cinematic adventure as the legendary Sinbad sets off on a dangerous journey to the mysterious Island of Colossus. His quest is to b... Read more

Tarzan the Fearless / Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)

Director: Charles Haas, Robert Hill
Starring: Larry 'Buster' Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells, Edward Woods, Gordon Scott

"Tarzan The Fearless" (1958)- This delightful, ancient-looking artifact was released as a twelve chapter serial and then as a feature edited from the... Read more

Tom Thumb (1958)

6.5/10
Director: George Pal
Starring: Russ Tamblyn, June Thorburn, Peter Sellers

Brothers Grimm fairy tale for all ages, filled with superb music, dazzling special effects and lots of hilarious situations. Russ Tamblyn is Tom, a 5... Read more

Ulysses (1954)

6.7/10
Director: Mario Camerini
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano

It's high adventure, Homer-style, with Kirk Douglas as the brave adventurer who battles the one-eyed Cyclops, encounters sorceress Circe (who turns hi... Read more

Brigadoon (1954)

6.9/10
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse

Gene Kelly and Van Johnson are Americans lost in the Scottish highlands when they discover the charming village of Brigadoon and the charms of Cyd Cha... Read more

Dr Seuss' The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr T (1953)

Director: Roy Rowland
Starring: Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Tommy Rettig

An unusual, rarely seen fantasy, co-scripted by Dr. Seuss following a young boy's nightmares about his tyrannical piano teacher. Hans Conried is the f... Read more

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

7.4/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville

Jacques Offenbach's fantasy work is magnificently brought to the screen by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ('The Red Shoes'). Robert Rounseville... Read more

Alice in Wonderland (Disney) (1951)

6.5/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Starring: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway

Disney animation based on the Lewis Carroll favourite. Join Alice as she falls into the wild world of Wonderland and meets extraordinary characters su... Read more