Walt & El Grupo (2008)
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.
Director: Theodore Thomas
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Walt Disney as Self (archive footage) |
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Diane Disney as Self |
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John Canemaker as Self |
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Blaine Gibson as Self |
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J.B. Kaufman as Self |
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Flávio Barroso as Self |
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Lydia Bodrero as Self |
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Harriet Burns as Self |
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Josefina Molina Chazarreta as Self |
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Juan Carlos González as Self |
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Janet Lansburgh as Self |
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Letícia Pinheiro as Self |
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Andres A. Chazarreta Ruiz as Self |
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Cindy Sears as Self |
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Jeanette Thomas as Self |
| Writing | Theodore Thomas | Writer |
| Directing | Theodore Thomas | Director |
