Walt & El Grupo
In 1941, Walt Disney and a team of artists embark on a high-stakes goodwill mission to South America at the request of the U.S. government, navigating political tensions and cultural divides to promote unity during a world on the brink of war.
“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.
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Edited by Lisa PalattellaShot by Shana HaganScored by James StempleSound by Robert Getty
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- United StatesApr 26, 2008
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19Walt Disney
as Self
Norman Ferguson
as Self
Blaine Gibson
as Self
Juan Carlos Gonzalez
as Self
Adolf Hitler
as Self
J B Kaufman
as Self
Janet Lansburgh
as Self
Larry Lansburgh
as Self
John P Miller
as Self
Leticia Pinheiro
as Self
Franklin D Roosevelt
as Self
Andres A Chazarreta Ruiz
as Self
Herbert Ryman
as Self
Cindy Sears
as Self
Ted Sears
as Self
Webb Smith
as Self
Frank Thomas
as Self
Jeanette Thomas
as Self
Charles Wolcott
as Self
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
5Other crew
25Beth Spiegel
additional editing
Keith A Garcia
additional sound recordist
Ken King
additional sound recordist
David Joey Mildenberger
animation titles
Christine Seino
assistant on-line editor
Shana Hagan
Cinematographer
Lisa Callif
clearance counsel
Michael Donaldson
clearance counsel
Eric Johannessen
colorist
James Stemple
Composer, as James Wesley Stemple
Christopher Dusendschon
digital imaging supervisor: iO Film
Iain Marcks
digital imaging technician: iO Film
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