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Walt Disney's eldest daughter, Diane Disney Miller, spent years wanting to make a documentary about her father, because books and other publications had portrayed him in a negative light. She and the rest of the family wanted a more balanced account of his life and hoped to clear away rumors that had surrounded him for decades. The film draws on footage of Disney and of his films and television shows, on home video the family had never released, and on new material recorded in the places where he lived and worked. More than fifty people were interviewed.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Walt Disney's eldest daughter, Diane Disney Miller, spent years considering a documentary about her father because books and publications portrayed him negatively, and she and her family wanted a balanced account that dispelled the rumors surrounding him.
- Footage from the documentary was worked into the preshow of The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland when the attraction was refurbished in 2001.
- Besides clips of Walt Disney and his films and television shows, the documentary used previously unreleased home video from the Disney family.
