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Saving Mr. Banks is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Centered on the development of the 1964 film Mary Poppins, the film stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as film producer Walt Disney, with supporting performances by Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman ...
With Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell. P. L. Travers, a London author who is financially broke, visits Los Angeles to meet Walt Disney, who is keen to adapt her 'Mary Poppins' for the cinema. However, his methods do not meet her approval.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- John Lee Hancock
- 2013-12-20
Dec 13, 2013 · Saving Mr. Banks. Rating: PG-13. Release Date: December 13, 2013. Genre: Biography, Drama, Historical. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson bring to life the untold true story about the origins of one of the most treasured Disney classics of all time.
- John Lee Hancock
- Rachel Griffiths
Aggressively likable and sentimental to a fault, Saving Mr. Banks pays tribute to the Disney legacy with excellent performances and sweet, high-spirited charm. Read Critics Reviews
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- John Lee Hancock
- PG-13
- Emma Thompson
Saving Mr. Banks. OSCAR® nominee. Author P. L. Travers travels to California to meet with Walt Disney about turning her book Mary Poppins into a movie - but it's a power struggle until Walt discovers the story's secret. A winning drama!
- 125 min
Dec 13, 2013 · “Saving Mr. Banks” is an intoxicating kiddie cocktail for young-at-heart adults, inspired by a Disney fairy tale based on fact: the making of “Mary Poppins,” the 1964 musical fantasy starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke that would lift the studio’s status from pioneering animation factory to producer of celebrated live-action ...
1961. For twenty years through their respective representatives, Walter Elias Disney (Tom Hanks) has tried so far unsuccessfully to purchase the rights from British author P.L. Travers (Dame Emma Thompson) for her series of Mary Poppins books to make into a movie.
