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.
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Diane Disney
Self
John Canemaker
Self
Blaine Gibson
Self
J.B. Kaufman
Self
Flávio Barroso
Self
Lydia Bodrero
Self
Harriet Burns
Self
Josefina Molina Chazarreta
Self
Juan Carlos González
Self
Janet Lansburgh
Self
Letícia Pinheiro
Self
Andres A. Chazarreta Ruiz
Self
Cindy Sears
Self
Jeanette Thomas
Self
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