“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.
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Cast
15 people
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Fantasia
The Skeleton Dance
Diane Disney
Self
Also in
My Dad, Walt Disney
John Canemaker
Self
Also in
Earthday Birthday
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Blaine Gibson
Self
Also in
Disneyland 10th Anniversary
Dead Little Roosters
J.B. Kaufman
Self
Flávio Barroso
Self
Lydia Bodrero
Self
Harriet Burns
Self
Also in
Disneyland 10th Anniversary
Josefina Molina Chazarreta
Self
Juan Carlos González
Self
Janet Lansburgh
Self
Letícia Pinheiro
Self
Known for
LOL
Theodore Thomas Director
United States release September 8, 2008 · Produced in Brazil, United States · Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish
Production
Brazil · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
United States · September 8, 2008
Theatrical
Italy
September 7, 2012 · TV · Rai 1
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