The Disney Films

by Leonard Maltin

Book Overview

The fourth edition - substantially updated and revised, of Leonard Maltin's classic account of Walt Disney's career and analysis of the huge library of Disney films. Maltin presents a fascinating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517500469
• ISBN13: 9780517500460
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Essential Reading.

If you're at all a fan of Walt Disney and his work, or would like to know more about movies you love, and perhaps learn about really great movies you've never seen, this book is highly recommended. Leonard Maltin writes in a very friendly way, both as a very knowledgeable critic and as a Disney aficionado. Yes, this book is now (being 2010) outdated, and doesn't contain information about films past Dinosaur (2010), but in my opinion, this remains one of the best sources of information of "The Disney Films" Very much worth tracking down a copy.

The Disney Films by Leonard Maltin

I like the book very much because all the Disney films are mentioned. I am still busy reading it and I find everytime new things. Also you can read how the film was received during release and re-releases. The first part of the book is very detailed of every movie until Disney's death. Every movie is a chapter. Than the writer starts to make a chapter per period. Also the Disneyclub TV series, Disney shorts and Disney TV-cartoons are in there. I think that Leonard Maltin should write seperate books about the Disney shorts and the Disney TV-cartoons.

Back in print, and better than ever

Leonard Maltin's trademark pairing of impeccable research with genuine passion makes this both a superb reference source and delightful read. For definitive Disney, this is it.

Definately Disney

As a true Disney fan I can highly recommend this book, but only to a certain set of people. Leonard Maltin's book The Disney Films is truely nothing more than a list of all of the films ever made by the Disney Company. Each one has a summary and credits. There is also a preface discussing Walt's life. Although it will a be valuable resource to my already exsisting Disney library I would not recommed it to any first timers. There are no color pictures which was a huge disapointment to me. However, it does deal with many little know films and gives great insight to each one, no matter how minor. I prefer reading about the animated films more than live-action. This book gave equal time to both types, which could be a plus to some. There is no doubt that for the price is a great deal, but I would advise to get John Grant's Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (which is so much more than the title implies) and Steven Watts' The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life before this one. These are both incredible books that would serve anyone well. Especially the hardcore Disney fanatic.

Entertaining, insightful anaylisis on every Disney film

Leonard maltin's reference book about every Disney film ever produced includes entertaining, insightful commentary, as well as information regarding release dates, cst and crew members. Maltin clearly loves what he's researched, which is nice to see. His book consists of essays on every disney film produced during Walt Disney's lifetime, and includes two sections on the life of the studio after Walt's death, with comentary on all the important films from those times in the sections, as well as a section of shortened data on release dates, cast, et al, of all the films since Walt's death. Wonderful, entertaining reference material, which stands alongside John Grant's Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters and Dave Smith's Disney A to Z as one of the best Disney encyclopedias out today. Unfortunatly, since Maltin seems to revise the book every 11 years, we'll hav to wait until 2006 for a revision!