Walt & El Grupo

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.

Cast

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

as Self (archive footage)

Diane Disney

Diane Disney

as Self

John Canemaker

John Canemaker

as Self

Blaine Gibson

Blaine Gibson

as Self

J.B. Kaufman

J.B. Kaufman

as Self

Flávio Barroso

Flávio Barroso

as Self

Lydia Bodrero

Lydia Bodrero

as Self

Harriet Burns

Harriet Burns

as Self

Josefina Molina Chazarreta

Josefina Molina Chazarreta

as Self

Juan Carlos González

Juan Carlos González

as Self

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