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Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

29/11/2013 (AU)Comedy, Drama, History2h 5m
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Where her book ended, their story began.

Overview

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

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    1. Emma Thompson

      Emma Thompson

      P.L. Travers

    2. Tom Hanks

      Tom Hanks

      Walt Disney

    3. Colin Farrell

      Colin Farrell

      Travers Robert Goff

    4. Paul Giamatti

      Paul Giamatti

      Ralph

    5. Ruth Wilson

      Ruth Wilson

      Margaret Goff

    6. Jason Schwartzman

      Jason Schwartzman

      Richard Sherman

    7. Bradley Whitford

      Bradley Whitford

      Don DaGradi

    8. Annie Rose Buckley

      Annie Rose Buckley

      Ginty

    9. B.J. Novak

      B.J. Novak

      Robert Sherman

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    A review by r96sk

    9.0
    Written by r96sk on Nov 13, 2020

    Utterly brilliant! I haven't watched <em>'Mary Poppins'</em> itself in many, many years but still have memories of it as a kid. That meant I had the desired knowledge of the key parts about that film, which I'd say is probably wise to watch before this - though not a requirement, at least in my opinion. Ironically, Travers' complaints about the animation segments to the 1964 film are justified on my end - I've been on a Disney marathon since May, but to "shorten" the watch load I decided to only watch the studio's productions that are straight up animation or straight up live-action, so ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$35,000,000.00

    Revenue$112,544,580.00

    Keywords

    • biography
    • based on true story
    • alcoholism
    • author
    • writer
    • disneyland
    • 1960s
    • film production
    • queensland, australia
    • death of a father
    • childhood disappointment