Walt & El Grupo
{{short description|2008 film by Theodore Thomas}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Walt & El Grupo
| image = File:Walt_and_El_Grupo_poster.jpg
| director = Theodore Thomas
| producer = Kuniko Okubo
| writer = Theodore Thomas
| music = James Stemple
| cinematography = Shana Hagan
| editing = Lisa Palattella
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
- Walt Disney Family Foundation Films
- Theodore Thomas Productions}}
| distributor = Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2009|9|9}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Walt & El Grupo is a 2009 American documentary film written and directed by Theodore Thomas.{{cite news |title=An Animated Look at Latin America (Published 2009) |work=The New York Times |date=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126200208/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/movies/11walt.html |archive-date=2021-01-26 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/movies/11walt.html |last1=Catsoulis |first1=Jeannette }}[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/walt-el-grupo-126038 Hollywood Reporter]
Summary
A presentation of Walt Disney Family Foundation Films,[https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Walt-El-Grupo-3217070.php SFGate] the film tells the story of Walt Disney's 1941 U.S. Government sponsored trip to Latin and South America[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/775809/walt-and-el-grupo#articles-reviews Walt & El Grupo (2008) - Articles - TCM.com] where he and a group of artists gathered material which would be used to create the two Disney animated feature films Saludos Amigos (1942) and The Three Caballeros (1944).[https://d23.com/a-to-z/walt-el-grupo-film/ D23]
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.waltandelgrupo.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|1223150}}
- [https://www.waltdisney.org/education/films/walt-and-el-grupo-2008 The Walt Disney Museum]
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Category:Disney documentary films
Category:Walt Disney Pictures films
Category:Documentary films about Walt Disney
Category:Films directed by Theodore Thomas (filmmaker)
Category:Documentary films about animation
Category:Documentary films about films
Category:United States–South American relations
Category:2009 documentary films