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Saving Mr. Banks
(2013)
Where her book ended, their story began.
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Stars: Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Emma Thompson, Paul Giamatti
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writer: Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
Language: English
Studio: Ruby Films
Duration: 125
Rated: PG-13

When Walt Disney's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins," he made them a promise - one that he didn't realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn't budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the ...


Tom HanksWalt Disney
Colin FarrellRobert Goff Travers
Ruth WilsonMargaret Goff
Annie Rose BuckleyGinty
Emma ThompsonP.L. Travers
Paul GiamattiRalph
Jason SchwartzmanRichard Sherman
Bradley WhitfordDon DaGradi
Rachel GriffithsAunt Ellie
B. J. NovakRobert Sherman
Steven CabralClerk
Lily BighamBiddy
B.J. NovakRobert Sherman
Kathy BakerTommie
Dendrie TaylorLillian Disney
Melanie PaxsonDolly
Allan GrayBanker
Victoria SummerJulie Andrews
Andy McPheeMr. Belhatchett
Christine LanganExecutive Producer
Ronan VibertDiarmuid Russell
Troy LumExecutive Producer
Mia SerafinoYoung Woman
Andrew MasonExecutive Producer
Jerry HauckPremier Emcee
Thomas NewmanComposer
John SchwartzmanCinematographer
Paul TrijbitsExecutive Producer
Laura WaddellWoman with Infant
Michael C. SwinehartPorter (as Michael Swinehart)
Mark LivolsiEditor
Fuschia SumnerFlight Attendant (as Fuschia Kate Sumner)
David Ross PatersonDoctor
Lauren E. PolizziArt Direction
Michelle ArthurPolly
Kim D'ArmondKatie Nanna
Jessica DrakeDialect Coach
Michael SwinehartPorter
Bob RuschDoorman
Paul TassoneRefreshment Tent Man
Luke BainesWaiter
Demetrius GrosseBartender
DB AlbertHigh Striker Game Operater
Kimberly D'ArmondKatie Nanna
Claire BockingNanny Claire
Hermione BaddeleyThe Domestic
Marc AbbinkAirplane Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
Christine AmesAirline Stewardess (uncredited)
Heather Christine BarnettFairgoer
Ashlee-Rose BarnettDisneyland Guest (uncredited)
Jaeden BettencourtYoung Child 1906 (uncredited)
Michael CorenblithProduction Designer
Andrew C. Keeterproduction supervisor (as Andrew Keeter)
Susan BenjaminSet Decorator
Melissa BickertonMrs. Corry (uncredited)
Philip SteuerUnit Production Manager
Bronwyn de BeerPasserby
Daniel OrlandiCustome Designer
Rick L. DeanAirplane Passenger
Vincent M. BiscionePremiere Guest (uncredited)
Andrew BloodPhotographer (uncredited)
Kate Biscoekey makeup artist
Eric CorbinMovie premier guest (uncredited)
Catherine Childerskey hair stylist
Karen DotriceJane Banks
Fionagh Cushmakeup artist (as Fiona Cush)
Alan EhrlichApplauding Australian Townsfolk
Mary CzerwinskiDisneyland Mother (uncredited)
Lynne Alana DelaneyStylish Bar Patron (uncredited)
Matthew GarberMichael Banks
Deborah La Mia Denaverco-department head makeup
Jenni Brown GreenbergMakeup Artist
Cheryl DentFlight attendant (uncredited)
Julie Hewettco-department head makeup (as Julie Hewitt)
Stella GordonBaby Moira
Seth Di MarcoCab Driver (uncredited)
Tess GordonBaby Moira
Emily KatzMakeup Artist
Hal DionBanker #2 (uncredited)
Johnny GuerraAirport Traveler
Lynly EhrlichMrs. DaGradi (uncredited)
Juan GuerraAirport Passenger
Pauletta O. Lewishair stylist (as Pauletta Irwin)
Patricia GarciaDisneyland Attendee (uncredited)
Jennifer Lana HarperWoman at the Pool
Frances Mathiashair department head / hair designer
Cat McCulloughmakeup department assistant
Emilie GermainWoman in Castle (uncredited)
Stephen GoodmanPremiere Guest (uncredited)
Glynis JohnsMrs. Banks
Kerry Mendenhallhair stylist
Larry JusticeChauffeur
Gloria Poncehair stylist
Barbara KeeganFlight attendant
Alan GrayBanker (uncredited)
Ariana GuidoDaughter / 1960 (uncredited)
Stefanie KlausmannPremiere Girl
Maria Sandovalhair stylist
Karen Zankihair stylist
Richard HalversonAcademy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, History, Music
Media: DVD
Sound: Datasat
IMDb: 2140373