16 minutes to understand why Disney's most beautiful nightmare took 6 years.
Production
Gothic tapestry aesthetic that nearly bankrupted the studio.
Practical Effects
Eyvind Earle's backgrounds: every frame a painting, literally.
Brian Cummings
Narrator
Ken Anderson
Self - Production Designer
Frank Armitage
Self - Background Artist
Madge Blake
Self (archive footage)
Spring Byington
Self (archive footage)
Mary Costa
Self - Voice of 'Sleeping Beauty'
Marc Davis
Self - Directing Animator
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Mike Gabriel
Self - Co-Director, 'Pocahontas'
Michael Giaimo
Self - Art Director, 'Pocahontas'
Eric Goldberg
Self - Co-Director, 'Pocahontas'
Ollie Johnston
Self - Directing Animator
Leonard Maltin
Self - Film Historian
Helene Stanley
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This documentary originally appeared on the 1997 LaserDisc and early DVD release, making it a time capsule of '90s Disney home media nostalgia.
The film's $6 million budget—massive for 1959—was recouped only decades later, proving Walt's gamble on visual splendor over immediate profit.
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