Saving Mr. Banks [Blu-ray]

Saving Mr. Banks [Blu-ray]

Director: John Lee Hancock Cast: Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
, Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
, Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
, Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford
John Lee Hancock
Saving Mr. Banks [Blu-ray]

Saving Mr. Banks [Blu-ray]

Director: John Lee Hancock Cast: Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
, Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
, Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
, Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford
John Lee Hancock

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

The story of how Walt Disney courted P.L. Travers into letting him option the rights to Mary Poppins is brought to the screen in this non-fiction drama starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, and Colin Farrell. A doting father, Walt Disney (Hanks) promises his adoring daughters that he will bring their favorite fictional nanny Mary Poppins to the big screen. Little does Walt realize that surly author P.L. Travers has no intention of seeing her most famous creation bastardized for moviegoers, a fact that makes keeping his promise a difficult endeavor. Years later, however, when Travers' book sales begin to slow, dwindling finances drive her to schedule a meeting with Disney to discuss the film rights to the beloved story. For two weeks in 1961, a determined Disney does his absolute best to convince Travers that the film version of Mary Poppins will be a wondrous and respectful adaptation, meanwhile the author only grows more convinced that she has made the right move in preventing the proposed film adaptation. Later, just when it begins to appear that the rights to Mary Poppins have slipped through his fingers, the ingenious Disney reflects back on his childhood, and realizes that a sensitive chapter from Travers' youth could be the key to clinching the deal. Bradley Whitford, Paul Giamatti, and Jason Schwartzman co-star.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/18/2014
UPC: 0786936836783
Original Release: 2013
Rating: PG-13
Source: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:05:00
Sales rank: 5,567

Special Features

The Walt Disney studios: from Poppins to the present - join director John Lee Hancock on a tour of the Disney Studios lot, reflect on studio life during the making of Mary Poppins, and discover how Walt's creative spirit still flourishes today; "Let's Go Fly a Kite" - cast and crew break out in a rousing, heartfelt tribute to composer Richard Sherman on the last day of filming; Deleted scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Emma Thompson P.L. Travers
Tom Hanks Walt Disney
Colin Farrell Robert Goff Travers
Bradley Whitford Don DaGradi
Paul Giamatti Ralph
Jason Schwartzman Richard Morton Sherman
B.J. Novak Robert Sherman
Ruth Wilson Margaret Goff
Annie Rose Buckley Ginty
Rachel Griffiths Aunt Ellie
Kathy Baker Tommie
Melanie Paxson Dolly
Ronan Vibert Diarmuid Russell
Thomas Newman Composer

Technical Credits
John Lee Hancock Director
Kelly Marcel Screenwriter
Sue Smith Screenwriter
Alison Owen Producer
Ian Collie Producer
Philip Steuer Producer
Andrew Mason Executive Producer
Troy Lum Executive Producer
Christine Langan Executive Producer
K.C. Hodenfield Producer
Alexandre Cancado Special Effects
Rudi Buckle Sound Effects
Kay Colvin Sound Effects
Yann Delpuech Sound Effects
Paul Trybits Executive Producer
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