American Experience Walt Disney - Part 1 (Season 28, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 221 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Walt Disney - Part 1 (Season 28, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 221 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A look at Walt Disney's career from early films to Disneyland to ideas for a new community (EPCOT) that was not realized before his death. A great insight into his motivations and values.

Director

Sarah Colt

Writers

Mark Zwonitzer (telescript) | Sarah Colt (story) | Tom Jennings (story)

Producers

Sarah Colt | Molly Jacobs

Composer

Joel Goodman

Cinematographer

John Baynard

Editors

Mark Dugas | Glenn Fukushima | Jon Neuburger

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 14, 2015

Release date

Sep 14, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 123 nominations

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Oliver Platt Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1993)
Walt Disney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Richard Schickel Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	The Big Red One (1980)
Don Hahn Self - Animator Self - Animator See fewer	Maleficent (2014)
Neal Gabler Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	Film socialisme (2010)
Tom Sito Self - Animator / Writer Self - Animator / Writer See fewer	The Lion King (1994)
Sarah Nilsen Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)
Steven Watts Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of William Claxton (2001)
Ron Suskind Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Don't Look Up (2021)
Eric Smoodin Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Roy Edward Disney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Edna Disney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Lillian Disney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Carmenita Higginbotham Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)
Michael Barrier Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)
Robert Givens Self - Animator Self - Animator See fewer	Baggy Pants & the Nitwits (1977)
Ruth Tompson Self - Ink and Paint Artist (as Ruthie Thompson) Self - Ink and Paint Artist (as Ruthie Thompson) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Don Lusk Self - Animator Self - Animator See fewer	Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Douglas Brode Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	Midnight Blue (1997)