The Story of King Midas

The Story of King Midas (1953)

A Stopmotion Short!

  • Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Family
  • Release Date: 1953-01-01
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ray Harryhausen Studio
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Ray Harryhausen
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Summary

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.

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  • Del Moore

    as Narrator
Directing Ray Harryhausen Director
Writing Charlotte Knight Writer
Production Ray Harryhausen Producer
Costume & Make-Up Martha Reske Costume Design
Sound Walter Soul Music Editor
Sound Fred Blasauf Music Editor