The Story of King Midas
A Stopmotion Short!
1953 | 10m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Ray Harryhausen |
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| Writer: | Charlotte Knight |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1953 |
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| Director: | Ray Harryhausen |
| Writer: | Charlotte Knight |
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| Keywords | fairy tale |
| Production Companies | Ray Harryhausen Studio |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Del Moore | Narrator |
| Name | Job |
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| Martha Reske | Costume Design |
| Ray Harryhausen | Director |
| Walter Soul | Music Editor |
| Charlotte Knight | Writer |
| Fred Blasauf | Music Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Ray Harryhausen | Producer |
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