Genre: | Biographical documentary |
Director: | Jean-Pierre Isbouts[1] |
Producer: | Walter Elias Disney Miller |
Network: | ABC |
Released: | [2] |
Runtime: | 86 minutes[3] |
Company: | Pantheon Pictures |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth is a 2001 biographical documentary film about Walt Disney. It was narrated by Dick Van Dyke and directed by Jean-Pierre Isbouts.[4] [5]
Dick Van Dyke narrates as those who knew Walt share stories to piece together his personal and professional life, including the creations of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Bambi, Disneyland, EPCOT (concept), and Disney World. More personal details explored are his and wife Lillian Disney's fertility struggles, the loss of his mother, and his health at the end of his life.