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Mary Poppins

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Mary Poppins
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G,2hrs 19min
Genres:
Family,Sci-Fi,Comedy,Musical
Released:
August 26, 1964
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Distributor:
Walt Disney Productions
Starring:
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson  ...more
Synopsis: Long resistant to film adaptations of her Mary Poppins books, P.L. Travers finally succumbed to the entreaties of Walt Disney, and the result is often considered the finest of Disney's personally supervised films. The Travers stories are bundled together to tell the story of the Edwardian-era British Banks family: the banker father (David Tomlinson), suffragette mother (Glynis Johns), and the two "impossible" children (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber). The kids get the attention of their all-business ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine
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Mary Poppins was one of the most successful of a long line of Disney musicals, enjoying enduring and widespread popular acclaim. The film introduced Julie Andrews to the silver screen and offered Dick Van Dyke an opportunity to stretch his television-honed talents in a more demanding medium. Andrews' performance has become iconic, as her prissy and tight-lipped title character ironically liberates ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Julie Andrews
Mary Poppins
Dick Van Dyke
Bert/Mr. Dawes, Sr.
David Tomlinson
Mr. Banks
Glynis Johns
Mrs. Banks
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