Top 16 Fantasy Movies Fan Favorites from 1957

A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris. Details on The Red Balloon / IMDB / YouTube

The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic. Find out about 20 Million Miles to Earth / IMDB / YouTube

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture. Info on The Giant Claw / IMDB / YouTube

The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo. Read about The Hunchback of Notre Dame / IMDB / YouTube

A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf. Check out I Was a Teenage Werewolf / IMDB / YouTube

A beautiful woman is sent back in time via hypnosis to the Middle Ages where she finds she is suspected of being a witch, and subject to being executed. Explore The Undead / IMDB / YouTube

Three men and a woman crash-land in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. Read about The Land Unknown / IMDB / YouTube

A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads. Find out about La cravate / IMDB / YouTube

A group of lonely Viking women build a ship and set off across the sea to locate their missing menfolk, only to fall into the clutches of the barbarians that also hold their men captive. There is a cameo appearance by the sea serpent. Read about The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent / IMDB / YouTube

The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil. Look into The Story of Mankind / IMDB / YouTube

Although mistreated by her cruel Stepmother (Ilka Chase) and stepsisters Portia (Kaye Ballard) and Joy (Alice Ghostley), Cinderella (Dame Julie Andrews) is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a Fairy Godmother (Edie Adams). See more about Cinderella / IMDB / YouTube

Zombie-like, dead crewmen of a sunken ship have always prevented salvagers from claiming the wreck's legendary box of diamonds, but will a new group of treasure hunters succeed? More about Zombies of Mora Tau / IMDB / YouTube

A brave prince wants to win the heart of a stubborn princess by finding the singing, ringing tree for her. Get info on The Singing Ringing Tree / IMDB / YouTube

In the village of Fuentecilla is a medicinal spa which was very popular in the past but has now been forgotten by the public. To bring back the tourists, the prominent men of the village organize a fake miracle: the apparition of San Dimas, the local patron saint, which will take place every Thursday night. At first it works, but trouble begins when a stranger appea. Find out about Los jueves, milagro / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer. Info on Daughter of Dr. Jekyll / IMDB / YouTube

Overwhelmed by rats, a medieval town hires a magical piper who can rid the town of the pest in exchange for gold but the crooked mayor has no intention of honoring the deal. See more about The Pied Piper of Hamelin / IMDB / YouTube