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Cast[edit]

Rod Taylor as George (H. George Wells, as written on the time machine)
Alan Young as David Filby/James Filby
Yvette Mimieux as Weena
Sebastian Cabot as Dr. Philip Hillyer
Tom Helmore as Anthony Bridewell
Whit Bissell as Walter Kemp
Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Watchett
Paul Frees (uncredited) as Voice of the Rings
Cast notes
Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux also co-starred in 1968's Dark of the Sun.[3]
Production[edit]

George Pal was already known for pioneering work with animation. He was nominated for an Oscar almost yearly during the 1940s. Unable to sell Hollywood the screenplay, he found the British MGM studio (where he had filmed Tom Thumb) friendlier.
Pal originally considered casting a middle-aged British actor in the lead role, such as David Niven or James Mason. He later changed his mind and selected the younger Australian actor Rod Taylor to give the character a more athletic, idealistic dimension. It was Taylor's first lead role in a feature film.[4]
MGM art director Bill Ferrari created the Machine, a sled-like design with a big, rotating vertical wheel behind the seat. The live action scenes were filmed from May 25, 1959 to June 30, 1959, in Culver City, California.
ReceptionGeorge Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak;[1] February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. He was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best short subjects, Cartoon) no less than seven consecutive years (1942–1948) and received an honorary award in 1944. This makes him the second most nominated Hungarian exile (together with William S. Darling and Ernest Laszlo) after Miklós Rózsa.
Contents  [hide]
1 Early life and career
2 Death
3 Awards and honours
4 Live action feature films
5 Unreleased, unfinished, or projected films
6 Posthumous collection
7 Bibliography
8 References
9 External links
Early life and career[edit]