Movies
TV Shows
People
17/12/1958 Documentary 0h 29m
75
User score

Overview

Grand Canyon is a 1958 American short documentary film directed by James Algar and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is a pictorial interpretation of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite. Grand Canyon is one of Walt Disney's more unconventional and experimental works, as it has musical accompaniment, but no dialogue or narration. The short won an Oscar at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 for Best Short Subject (Live Action).

  1. James Algar

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-10
Whilst this is bit too long, it's still quite an interesting documentary showing the massive expanse that is the Grand Canyon. From the air, it appears unending with the Colorado river carving it's way through the stone carrying the water that provides for an astonishing array of creatures and plant life. I can only guess at the energy required by the sidewinder as it struggles to slither it's way up the sand dune - though it does get a bit of a free ride down the other side. The photography is presented as a visual accompaniment to Forde Grofé's "Grand Canyon Suite" which is all fairly stand...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. Being James Bond77%
  2. Our Planet: Behind the Scenes76%
  3. 180° South72%
  4. Koyaanisqatsi78%
  5. Capturing Avatar69%
  6. In the Realms of the Unreal71%
  7. Naqoyqatsi61%
  8. Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey77%
  9. Public Speaking70%
  10. Powaqqatsi72%
  11. Room 23761%
  12. Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
  13. A Plastic Ocean75%
  14. Directed by John Ford70%
  15. John Candy: I Like Me78%
  16. The Class of ‘9271%
  17. Sherman's March67%
  18. McQueen74%
  19. Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
  20. Night Will Fall76%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords