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Walt Disney goes South American in his gayest musical Technicolor feature - Saludos Amigos
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Title: Saludos Amigos

Release Date: 24 Aug 1942

Runtime: 42m

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Music

Director: Walt Disney Productions

Production Companies: Walt Disney Productions

Overview: A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, your international traveling companions are none other than those famous funny friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life....South American-style.

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Average Vote: 5.796 (466 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator: Fred Shields
  • José Carioca (voice): José Oliveira
  • Goofy (voice): Pinto Colvig
  • Self: Walt Disney
  • Donald Duck (voice): Clarence Nash
  • Self: Lee Blair
  • Self: Mary Blair
  • Flight Attendant (voice): Stuart Buchanan
  • Self: Norman Ferguson
  • Self: Frank Graham
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