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From Fantasia to Fantasyland

"Documentary about the Disney empire"

"Walt Disney was utterly mad, in a constructive way... Only fanatics in this world accomplish anything, everyone else drifts. What he accomplished is an unrealistic ambition... a delusion of grandeur. My god... those films are hand painted frame by frame."

Top Cast

  • Marc Davis

    Marc Davis

    self

  • Ward Kimball

    Ward Kimball

    self

  • Wolfgang Reitherman

    Wolfgang Reitherman

    self

  • Frank Thomas

    Frank Thomas

    self

  • James Algar

    James Algar

    self

  • Walt Disney

    Walt Disney

    self, archive footage

Overview

"Walt Disney was utterly mad, in a constructive way... Only fanatics in this world accomplish anything, everyone else drifts. What he accomplished is an unrealistic ambition... a delusion of grandeur. My god... those films are hand painted frame by frame."

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