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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.

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Top Cast

  • Walt Disney

    Walt Disney

    Self (archive footage)

  • Diane Disney

    Diane Disney

    Self

  • John Canemaker

    John Canemaker

    Self

  • Blaine Gibson

    Blaine Gibson

    Self

  • J.B. Kaufman

    J.B. Kaufman

    Self

  • Flávio Barroso

    Flávio Barroso

    Self

  • Lydia Bodrero

    Lydia Bodrero

    Self

  • Harriet Burns

    Harriet Burns

    Self

  • Josefina Molina Chazarreta

    Josefina Molina Chazarreta

    Self

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.

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