The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Apr 24, 2009

1h 41m

★ 7.3

Brothers, partners, strangers

Overview

The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Crescendo Productions

Traveling Light Partners

Red Hour

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Cast

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Richard M. Sherman

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Robert B. Sherman

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Julie Andrews

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Roy Edward Disney

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Randy Newman

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John Lasseter

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Ben Stiller

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Dick Van Dyke

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John Williams

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Barbara Broccoli

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John Landis

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Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

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