Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)

Directors

Jean-Pierre Isbouts

Cast

Ronald Miller

The story

The film is a detailed overview of Walt Disney's life—from his birth in Chicago in 1901 to his death in California in 1966. Topics covered include his difficult childhood, going to France at the end of World War I, his beginnings in animation, success with Mickey Mouse and the Silly Symphonies, his personal life and marriage to Lillian Disney, moving into animated features with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the 1941 strike at his studio, the struggles of the World War II years, the development and opening of Disneyland Park, the making of Mary Poppins, and Disney's initial ideas for "Disney World" and EPCOT before his death. The…

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