Disney Documentaries
by piercewgillard | created - 08 Jan 2014 | updated - 27 Aug 2016 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Walt Disney Story (1973)
23 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The story of Walt Disney's life, with narration by Disney from interview recordings. Originally produced for exhibition at Disney theme parks.
Stars: Roy O. Disney, Walt Disney, Wayne Allwine, Julie Andrews
Votes: 89
2. Walt Disney World: A Dream Come True (1986 TV Movie)
68 min | Documentary
A historical perspective of the creation of Walt Disney World.
Stars: Mason Adams, Carl Bongirno, Randy Bright, Walt Disney
Votes: 10
3. It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation
The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.
Director: Alan Benson | Stars: Mason Adams, Ken Anderson, Tony Anselmo, Claude Coats
Votes: 28
4.
Secret Lives (1995–1997)
Episode:
Walt Disney
(1995)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A profile of Walt Disney, exploring the darker side of his public persona. Exploring accusations of his racist, anti-Semitic, misogynist tendencies, lack of artistic abilities, hatred of communists and puritanical nature.
Director: Joseph Bullman | Stars: Nigel Anthony, Marie Beardsley, Walt Disney, Mary Eastman
Votes: 11
5. Frank and Ollie (1995)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
A study of the personal and professional relationship of Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, who started at the studio in the 1930s and worked on 23 films together.
Director: Theodore Thomas | Stars: Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Sylvia Roemer, John Canemaker
Votes: 1,091
6. The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
G | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary on the life of the under-appreciated animator Ub Iwerks, who played a major role in the creation of Mickey Mouse.
Director: Leslie Iwerks | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Mark Kausler, John Lasseter, Russell Merritt
Votes: 282
7.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
(2001)
TV-G | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Walt Disney was a great person and he created Disneyland and other things for people all over the world and they are so proud of his great work and Mickey Mouse and Mary Poppins.
Director: Jean-Pierre Isbouts | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Walt Disney, Diane Disney, Roy Edward Disney
Votes: 822
8. The Sweatbox (2002)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary
Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
Directors: John-Paul Davidson, Trudie Styler | Stars: John Goodman, Tom Jones, Eartha Kitt, Marc Shaiman
Votes: 631
9. Dream on Silly Dreamer (2005)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Disney animator Dan Lund documents the studio's decision to shut down its hand-drawn animation department and focus instead on computer-generated animation.
Director: Dan Lund | Stars: Thomas Baker, Joel Biske, Paul Briggs, John Cashman
Votes: 107
10. The Pixar Story (2007)
G | 87 min | Documentary
The Pixar Story takes audiences behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animation and forever changed the face of filmmaking.
Director: Leslie Iwerks | Stars: Stacy Keach, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, John Musker
Votes: 7,053
11. Walt & El Grupo (2008)
PG | 106 min | Documentary
The story of the 1941 Goodwill Tour to South America made by Walt Disney and his staff.
Director: Theodore Thomas | Stars: Flávio Barroso, Lee Blair, Mary Blair, James Bodrero
Votes: 453 | Gross: $0.02M
12. The Boys (2009)
PG | 101 min | Documentary
Their music is unforgettable. Their name is legend. Delve into the lives and cinematic legacy of the prolific songwriting duo whose music has been featured in classic movies such as Mary Poppins (1964) and The Jungle Book (1967).
Directors: Gregory V. Sherman, Jeff Sherman | Stars: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Roy Edward Disney, Julie Andrews
Votes: 1,312 | Gross: $0.05M
13. Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
PG | 86 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The story of the Disney Renaissance, an incredibly prolific, successful and prestigious decade lasting from 1984 to 1994 that saw the fallen Walt Disney Animation Studios' unexpected progressive triumphant return to excellence.
Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Roy Edward Disney, John Lasseter, Michael Eisner, Don Hahn
Votes: 3,274 | Gross: $0.08M
14.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Walt Disney - Part 1
(2015)
TV-PG | 221 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at Walt Disney's career from early films to Disneyland to ideas for a new community (EPCOT) that was not realized before his death. A great insight into his motivations and values.
Director: Sarah Colt | Stars: Oliver Platt, Walt Disney, Richard Schickel, Don Hahn
Votes: 332
15. Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography
Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up "trouble" after the company forced him to retire at age 65.
Directors: Michael Fiore, Erik Sharkey | Stars: Cosmo Anzilotti, Jane Baer, Dave Bossert, Suzanne Bothke
Votes: 646
16. Life, Animated (2016)
PG | 92 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A coming-of-age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.
Director: Roger Ross Williams | Stars: Owen Suskind, Cornelia Suskind, Ron Suskind, Walter Suskind
Votes: 6,178 | Gross: $0.26M
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