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Title

Grand Canyon [videorecording] / Walt Disney Productions.

Publication

Burbank, CA : Walt Disney, 1961.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972.
• Algar, James, 1912-1998
• Walt Disney Productions

Description

1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

This non-narrated film, in five sequences, documents the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon. The Painted desert--The Painted Desert is seen through the eyes of a hawk flying overhead. An almost endless skyline of plateaus, buttes, cliffs and buttresses is presented. Sunrise--From the rim of the Grand Canyon, the amphitheater, with its many pinnacles, is viewed. With the coming of the sun, colors change and a rainbow sparkles in the mist. The Colorado River flows turbulently and peacefully. On the trail--A bobcat walks to the edge of the canyon. A bird darts here and there. A tarantula walks across the rocks. Cloudburst--Clouds cast their shadows. Lightning flashes. After the storm, winter brings snow. Sunset and finale--The snow-covered landscape shimmers in the sunlight. A search for food. The coming of spring brings desert wildflowers. An eagle soars over the Canyon. The music mounts to its dramatic finale as the desert sunset fills the sky.

Subject

• Music
• United States > Description and travel

Genre/Form

Films without narration.

Note

• An interpretation of Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite.

Credits (note)

• Director, James Algar; conductor, Frederick Stark.

Title

Grand Canyon [videorecording] / Walt Disney Productions.

Imprint

Burbank, CA : Walt Disney, 1961.

Credits

Director, James Algar; conductor, Frederick Stark.

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Added Author

Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972. Grand Canyon suite, orchestra.

Algar, James, 1912-1998, film director.

Walt Disney Productions.

Branch Call Number

VTH 760 G