The Story of King Midas

A Stopmotion Short!

195310mNo ratings yet

Fantasy
Animation
Family

Overview

A greedy King Midas is visited one day by a mysterious visitor who grants him the ability to turn all things he touches to gold. He learns his lesson when the food he tries to eat and his own daughter are turned to gold as well. The visitor reappears and offers him the opportunity to return to his old self, which he gladly does. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1953
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Ray Harryhausen Studio
Cast: Del Moore
Director: Ray Harryhausen
Writer: Charlotte Knight
Producer: Ray Harryhausen
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0450163