Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

In the early 1960s, Walt Disney invites fiercely protective author P. L. Travers to Los Angeles to discuss adapting her beloved Mary Poppins books for the screen. As Travers clashes with the studio's writers and composers over how her characters should be portrayed, memories of her childhood in Australia reveal the deeply personal origins of the story. This heartfelt drama explores creativity, family, grief and the sometimes difficult process of bringing a treasured book to life.

Movie Details

• Release year: 2013
• Screenplay: Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith
• Runtime: Approximately 125 minutes
• Rating: PG-13
• Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Cast and Characters

• Emma Thompson — P. L. Travers
• Tom Hanks — Walt Disney
• Colin Farrell — Travers Robert Goff
• Paul Giamatti — Ralph
• Jason Schwartzman — Richard M. Sherman
• B. J. Novak — Robert B. Sherman
• Bradley Whitford — Don DaGradi
• Ruth Wilson — Margaret Goff
• Annie Rose Buckley — Young Ginty
• Rachel Griffiths — Aunt Ellie

Five Film Facts

1. The film dramatizes the negotiations surrounding Disney's adaptation of P. L. Travers's Mary Poppins books.
2. Emma Thompson portrays author P. L. Travers opposite Tom Hanks as Walt Disney.
3. John Lee Hancock directed the film from a screenplay by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith.
4. Flashbacks to Travers's childhood in Australia help explain her attachment to the characters.
5. Thomas Newman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for the film.

Format: DVD. Condition: Used.

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