The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)

Director:

Peter Fitzgerald

Writer:

Peter Fitzgerald (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Along with his legendary cartoons, Walt Disney produced a marvelous array of live action classics that came about through the use of his singular style, hard work and an unwavering belief in this vision. |

Plot Keywords:

Walt Disney | Live Action | Film Making | Live Action And Animation | Making Of

Cast

Angela Lansbury	...	Narrator (voice)
Kurt Russell	...	Himself - Interviewee
Walt Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke	...	Himself - Interviewee
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself - Interviewee
Les Perkins	...	Himself - Interviewee
Roy Edward Disney	...	Himself - Interviewee (as Roy E. Disney)
Paula Sigman	...	Herself - Interviewee
Bill Cotter	...	Himself - Interviewee
Hayley Mills	...	Herself - Interviewee
Richard Schickel	...	Himself - Interviewee
Robert Newton	...	Long John Silver (archive footage)
Bobby Driscoll	...	Jim Hawkins (archive footage)
Ken Annakin	...	Himself - Interviewee
Glynis Johns	...	Herself - Interviewee

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fitzfilm

Movie Connections:

Features Babes in Toyland (1961)

Soundtrack:

Jolly Holiday

Good Documentary

Age of Believing, The: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)

*** (out of 4)

Angela Lansbury narrates this documentary that takes a look at the live action films coming from Disney after Walt determined they'd be easier to make and would keep cash flowing into the studios while they also worked on their more difficult animated productions. Film critics Leonard Maltin and Richard Schickel are interviewed as well as actors Kurt Russell, Dean Jones, Dick Van Dyke, Hayley Mills, Tommy Kirk, Michele Lee and James MacArthur among others. Director Fitzgerald does a very good job at keeping the film moving and I was fascinated with the stories of Disney and why he decided to enter the live action pictures. I must admit that I haven't seen too many of the film discussed here so on that level this worked perfectly at spiking my interest in certain films. We see clips from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Parent Trap, Pollyanna, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Old Yeller and many more but I guess it's worth noting that Song of the South is never mentioned.