Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV)

Director:

Jean-Pierre Isbouts

Writers:

Katherine Greene (writer) and
Richard Greene (writer) ...

Release Date:

16 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Animator | Film Maker | Character Name In Title

Cast

Dick Van Dyke	...	Narrator / Himself - Actor
John H. Mayer	...	Additional Narrator (as John Mayer)
Marian Galanis	...	Additional Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Anderson	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Julie Andrews	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ken Annakin	...	Himself - Director
Xavier Atencio	...	Himself - Imagineer
Sharon Baird	...	Herself - Mouseketeer
Buddy Baker	...	Himself - Composer
Ray Bradbury	...	Himself - Writer and Friend
Michael Broggie	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Roger Broggie	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Broughton	...	Himself - Camera Effects Artist
Edmund G. Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robert Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Victoria Brown	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bobby Burgess	...	Himself - Mouseketeer
Harriet Burns	...	Herself - Imagineer
John Canemaker	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Mickey Clark	...	Himself - WED Executive
Gary Cooper	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kevin Corcoran	...	Himself - Actor, 'Moochie'
Bill Cotter	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Roland F. Crump	...	Himself - Imagineer (as Rolly Crump)
Alice Davis	...	Herself - Costume Designer
Marc Davis	...	Himself - Animator and Imagineer
Virginia Davis	...	Herself - Actress
Angie Dickinson	...	Herself (archive footage)
Diane Disney	...	Herself - Daughter (as Diane Disney Miller)
Edna Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Elias Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Flora Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Herbert Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lillian Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Christopher Disney Miller	...	Himself - Grandson
Robert Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roy Edward Disney	...	Himself - Nephew (as Roy E. Disney)
Roy O. Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ruth Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sharon Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Walt Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Karen Dotrice	...	Herself - Actress
Buddy Ebsen	...	Himself - Actor
Peter Ellenshaw	...	Himself - Artist and Special Effects Designer
Richard Fleischer	...	Himself - Director
Bruce Gordon	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Joe Grant	...	Himself - Artist and Storyman
Bob Gurr	...	Himself - Imagineer
John Hench	...	Himself - Artist and Imagineer
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ollie Johnston	...	Himself - Animator
Chuck Jones	...	Himself - Animation Producer
J.B. Kaufman	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Ward Kimball	...	Himself - Animator
John Lasseter	...	Himself - Filmmaker
Art Linkletter	...	Himself - Television Celebrity and Friend
Bill Littlejohn	...	Himself - Union Leader
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Sammy McKim	...	Himself - Imagineer (as Sam McKim)
Bill Melendez	...	Himself - Animator
Jennifer Miller-Goff	...	Herself - Granddaughter
Joanna Miller	...	Herself - Granddaughter (as Joanna Miller-Runeare)
Ronald Miller	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Ronnie Miller)
Ron Miller	...	Himself - Son-in-law
Walter Elias Disney Miller	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Herself (archive footage)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Floyd Norman	...	Himself - Artist
Dick Nunis	...	Himself - Theme Park Executive
Don Peri	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Harrison 'Buzz' Price	...	Himself - Research Consultant
Dorothy Puder	...	Herself - Niece
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tamara Scheer	...	Herself - Granddaughter (as Tamara Miller-Scheer)
Hazel Sewell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marjorie Sewell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Melvin Shaw	...	Himself - Animator (as Mel Shaw)
Richard M. Sherman	...	Himself - Songwriter (as Richard Sherman)
Robert B. Sherman	...	Himself - Songwriter (as Robert Sherman)
Brian Sibley	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Marty Sklar	...	Himself - Imagineering Executive
Dave Smith	...	Himself - Disney Company Archivist
Charles Solomon	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Jack Speirs	...	Himself - Writer
Robert Stack	...	Himself - Actor
Shirley Temple	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bob Thomas	...	Himself - Walt Disney Biographer
Frank Thomas	...	Himself - Animator
Gregg Toland	...	Himself (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy	...	Himself (archive footage)
E. Cardon Walker	...	Himself - Studio Executive (as Card Walker)

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Disneyland Park, Disneyland Resort - 1600 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

Pantheon Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

Soundtrack:

Dumbo Flies

Highly Recommended

I've always been interested in the man and have read biographies on him but it was another thing to see this wonderful film footage. He always had a camera around so there's tons of actual footage from his very early days and you get to see what a dynamic, charismatic this guy was (not just cozy "Uncle Walt" that we're most familiar w/from the TV show). It's easy to see why his employees were so committed and inspired by him. Being a Disney production (his grandson was one of the producers and Walt's daughter contributed a lot) I feared a "whitewashed" sort of thing but was pleasantly surprised by the well roundedness of it. My boyfriend who had no desire to see it was crying by the end and filled w/ a new found appreciation and even wants to see a movie made about him now. It's important to see because this was an exceptional person who risked everything time and again for his visions. He was a perfectionist w/high standards who literally created his own world (Disneyland)- not some money grubbing CEO that the name "Disney" has come to symbolize.