"To Walt Disney, "Mary Poppins" was more than a book. To her, it was more than a movie."
Directed by John Lee HancockProduced by Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer
Screenplay by Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Colin Farrell
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography: John Schwartzman
Edited by Mark Livolsi
Production company: Walt Disney Pictures, BBC Films, Essential Media Entertainment, Ruby Films, Hopscotch Features
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date: November 29, 2013 (UK & Ireland)
Running time: 125 minutes
Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States
"Saving
Mr. Banks" is a biopic comedy drama film directed by John
Lee Hancock and written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. One day Walt Disney gave a promise to his daughter that he would
make a film based on her favourite book - "Mary Poppins" by P.L.
Travers. But he didn't even suppose that idea would take twenty years. Disney
had been confronted by many difficulties with the screen version before in 1961
a hard-edged author arrived in Los Angeles from Great Britain. However, problems
didn't end - P.L. Travers inserted lots
of amendments, the business magnate wasn't able to do anything. It seemed like
that screen version would stay just a dream.
