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      Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

      TV-G 2001 1h 59m Documentary List
      Reviews 84% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Friends, family and collaborators offer revealing insight into Walt Disney and his production empire. Read More Read Less

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      Steven Oxman Variety For Disney, history, animation and movie buffs, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth lays out a life story that continues to have an impact. Mar 2, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 9, 2005 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 23, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Love this documentary film of Walt Disney every time I watch it makes me wanted to know and be thankful to him that he opened the "happiest place on earth". Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This one makes me want to know about the man. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Through the retelling of his life via friends, you can tell that Walt was a loving man with a unique worldview. For my money; it's a real shame his idea for EPCOT never came to be but he sure left his mark on this planet . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm just a huge fan of Walter Elias Disney. I love his resilience, his optimism and hope. I love that he never gave in despite all the early rejections. I love his adventurous spirit and the way he took risks to make dreams come true. For all his flaws, this man will always be a hero who has impacted my life in immeasurable ways. This film does a great job of telling his story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Walt Disney is one of the most iconic names in the history of cinema. Walt: The Man behind the Myth is a well crafted documentary about Walt Disney, the most famous animator and founder of Walt Disney Studios. Of course I don't to elaborate what work he has done because let's face it, we all know his legacy. This film tells his story and his start to fame from his earliest attempts in animation to his first feature Snow White to the creation of Disney Land. The film features terrific interviews with people who knew Walt and worked on his films. This is a must watch for anyone interested in the real story of Walt Disney. This film covers plenty of ground and is pretty in depth in telling everything that Walt Disney has done. I really enjoyed the film, and felt it was a well made feature that chronicles one of the greatest pioneers in film. The documentary is a fine piece of work that should be seen by anyone that wants to know more about Disney's legacy. This is a well crafted documentary, and one that is among the finest that I've seen. Fans of Disney's work will most likely be delighted by this picture and it is a film that is engaging as we see how the films were made, how they came to be and how Walt Disney would venture in many other aspects of film and ultimately create Disney Land, which unfortunately he would never witness its grand opening. In terms of a documentary, this is a near perfect film that is a necessary viewing for audiences that are very much interested in this truly unique and legendary story of one of the most legendary figures in cinematic history. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review kevin w Who is the man behind the name on perhaps 50% of screen entertainment we see every year (that's only my own rough guess, it's probably even more!)? Here is a brief thumbnail overview and the merest idea of the guy who started it all. Produced by the family and organization he started the film lacks his own personal touch (and real documentary value: for instance, the lifelong cigarette smoker - he chain smoked, it finally killed him - is never shown even once with one in his hand) but not his personal warmth, serving up a reverential glimmer of one heck of an American original. Although interesting to any self-styled social historian curious about root fundamentals of American culture, this one's especially for the legions of fans. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Friends, family and collaborators offer revealing insight into Walt Disney and his production empire.
      Director
      Jean-Pierre Isbouts
      Screenwriter
      Katherine Greene, Richard Greene, Jean-Pierre Isbouts
      Rating
      TV-G
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 17, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 59m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo