An examination of Walt Disney, the man who created "the happiest place on earth," but whose life was far from a fairy tale with employee strikes, financial hardships and personal tragedies.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Associated Production Music, ReelzChannel, AMS Pictures
Keywords
- anti-communism
- cartoon mouse
- amusement park
- labor union
- disneyland
- mouseketeers
- bambi
- snow white
- fantasia
- walt disney cartoon classics
- disney parks
- disney
Top Cast
Brad Osborne as Narrator
Walt Disney as Self (archive footage)
Roy O. Disney as Self (archive footage)
James Baskett as Self (archive footage)
Bob Gurr as Self - Former Imagineer
Sarah Nilsen as Self - Professor of Film & Television Studies
Michael Bowling as Self - Disney Historian
Lillian Disney as Self (archive footage)
Top Crew
Allison Willoughby · Director
Sara Gauchat · Writer
Michael Gorsky · Cinematographer
Osman Tello · Cinematographer
Paul Ellison · Editor
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