Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

• Genre: Film, TV & Radio
• Movie Type: Film & Television History, Biography
• Themes: Filmmaking
• Director: Jean-Pierre Isbouts
• Release Year: 2001
• Country: US
• Run Time: 86 minutes

Plot

Few men have had as great an impact on American popular culture as Walt Disney. Starting with a handful of cartoon characters, Disney created an entertainment empire that revolutionized movies and television, and created the theme park industry as we know it today. Disney also created a carefully molded public image as the joyous and fatherly spinner of magic tales, but behind that facade was a shrewd businessman, an artist who knew how to bring out ideas in his collaborators, and a family man who was devoted to his wife and children even though he wasn't always sure how to show it. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth is a made-for-television documentary (produced by the Disney organization) that takes a look at the Walt Disney his friends, family, and co-workers knew, featuring interviews with almost 50 people who share their memories of Disney, illustrated with rare behind-the-scenes footage from the Disney studios and never-before-seen home movies. Dick Van Dyke narrates. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Dick Van Dyke - Narrator
Ollie Johnston
Frank Thomas

Credit

Richard Greene - Co-producer; Richard Greene - Screenwriter; Walter Elias - Executive Producer; Amy Booth Greene - Associate Producer; Howard E. Greene - Associate Producer; Katherine Greene - Co-producer; Katherine Greene - Screenwriter; Jean-Pierre Isbouts - Director; Jean-Pierre Isbouts - Screenwriter; Cathie Labrador - Producer; Disney Miller - Executive Producer; Eric Trageser - Cinematographer