Directed by:
John Lee HancockCinematography:
John SchwartzmanComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, B.J. Novak, Kathy Baker, Ronan Vibert, Mia Serafino (more)Plots(1)
Two-time Academy Award®–winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney's "Saving Mr. Banks," inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney's classic "Mary Poppins" made it to the screen. 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 truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history. (Walt Disney US)
(more)Cast
![Tom Hanks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294865_6a7ad4.jpg)
Tom Hanks
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
![Emma Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679060_587380.jpg)
Emma Thompson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
![Colin Farrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/128/166128398_8707d5.jpg)
Colin Farrell
Ireland
Best movies:
Thirteen Lives (2022)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Phone Booth (2002)
![Annie Rose Buckley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061144_6de3f7.jpg)
Annie Rose Buckley
Australia
Best movies:
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
![Ruth Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/416/162416499_f99191.jpg)
Ruth Wilson
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Suite Française (2014)
Locke (2013)
![Paul Giamatti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/184/162184316_197b09.jpg)
Paul Giamatti
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
Cinderella Man (2005)
![Jason Schwartzman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273232_492455.jpg)
Jason Schwartzman
USA
Best movies:
Klaus (2019)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
![B.J. Novak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/502/164502764_6ca7cf.jpg)
B.J. Novak
USA
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Reign Over Me (2007)
The Dictator (2012)
![Kathy Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270578_0ae2a3.jpg)
Kathy Baker
USA
Best movies:
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Cold Mountain (2003)
![Ronan Vibert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/874/160874686_0078a7.jpg)
Ronan Vibert
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
![Mia Serafino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/680/160680490_694369.png)
Mia Serafino
USA
Best movies:
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)
Zeroville (2019)
![Demetrius Grosse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/050/166050571_9b3b84.png)
Demetrius Grosse
USA
Best movies:
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
![Bradley Whitford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806329_e0365a.jpg)
Bradley Whitford
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Philadelphia (1993)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
![Victoria Summer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/476/160476510_860d64.jpg)
Victoria Summer
UK
Best movies:
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Untogether (2018)
![Rachel Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/121/163121641_7aaa00.png)
Rachel Griffiths
Australia
Best movies:
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Blow (2001)
![Brett R. Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307326_5a2e71.jpg)
Brett R. Miller
Best movies:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Vincent M. Biscione
USA
Best movies:
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
50 to 1 (2014)
Nina Simone (2016)
![Andy McPhee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/731/161731401_139268.jpg)
Andy McPhee
Australia
Best movies:
Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Hello Herman (2012)
![Dendrie Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/621/161621344_117fe1.jpg)
Dendrie Taylor
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
The Fighter (2010)
War of the Worlds (2005)
![Maria Olsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/510/160510963_7cfff0.jpg)
Maria Olsen
Best movies:
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Southbound (2015)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)