Walt Disney and Europe : European influences on the animated feature films of Walt Disney

Concentrating on the classic animated feature films produced under Walt Disney’s personal supervision, Robin Allan examines the European influences on some of the most beloved Disney classics from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book. This lavishly illustrated volume is based on archival research and extensive interviews with those who worked closely with Walt Disney. "Walt Disney and Europe is a fascinating study of the way Europe and European culture influenced Walt Disney and his artists in the making of the Disney animated feature films from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book. Unlike many other books on Disney it is not based on secondary sources, and makes no attempt to cover the whole range of the Disney phenomenon, but concentrates on the classic animated feature films that were produced under Walt Disney's personal supervision."--BOOK JACKET. Looks at the way Europe and European culture influenced Walt Disney in the making of animated feature films from "Snow White" to the "Jungle Book". Through archival research and interviews with many of those who worked closely with Walt Disney himself, this work gives an account of the films and their links with Europe. Concentrating on the classic animated feature films that were produced under Walt Disney's personal supervision, this text studies the way Europe and European culture influenced their making. It is based on archival research and interviews with many of those who worked with Disney.