Walt & El Grupo

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MOVIE
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.

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.

Release Date

2008-09-08

Year

2008

Duration

1h 46m

Status

Released

Score

5.90

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Cast

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Diane Disney

Diane Disney

John Canemaker

John Canemaker

Blaine Gibson

Blaine Gibson

J.B. Kaufman

J.B. Kaufman

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Flávio Barroso

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Lydia Bodrero

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Harriet Burns

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Josefina Molina Chazarreta

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Juan Carlos González