CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 46m · PG

Walt & El Grupo

With the world on the brink of war, and the Nazi influence growing in South America, the U.S. Government sought help from a bunch of artists.

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The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called upon one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers to embark on a special goodwill tour. Written and directed by Theodore Thomas (“Frank and Ollie”) and produced by Kuniko Okubo, the documentary WALT & EL GRUPO chronicles the amazing ten-week trip that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent (later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America at the behest of the U.S. Government as part of the Good Neighbor Policy.

Directed byTheodore Thomas

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
September 8, 2008

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Diane Disney

Diane Disney

Self

John Canemaker

John Canemaker

Self

Blaine Gibson

Blaine Gibson

Self

J.B. Kaufman

J.B. Kaufman

Self

Flávio Barroso

Self

Lydia Bodrero

Self

Harriet Burns

Self

Josefina Molina Chazarreta

Self

Juan Carlos González

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Theodore Thomas
Theodore Thomas
Written by
Theodore Thomas
Theodore Thomas

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