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Mary Poppins (1964) -- A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.
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Director:
Writers:
Bill Walsh (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
29 August 1964 (USA) more
Tagline:
See It Again and Again with that Supercalifragilistic Music! [re-release Australia 1976] more
Plot:
A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations more
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An auspicious film debut for Julie Andrews more (179 total)

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Runtime:
139 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording)
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The Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman) came up with the idea of Mrs Banks being involved in the suffragette cause to explain why she should be so neglectful of her children. more
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Revealing mistakes: Obvious stand-ins for Jane and Michael when Mary Poppins, Bert, and the children step onto a cloud which wafts them back down after exploring the rooftops (just before the "Step in Time" number). more
Quotes:
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Bert: All right, ladies an' gents! Comical poem! Suitable for the occasion, extemporized and thought up before your very eyes! All right, 'ere we go! Room 'ere for everyone. Gather around. The constable - responstable! Now 'ow does that sound? Hm. 'Ello, Miss Lark, I've got one for you. Miss Lark... likes to walk... in the park... with Andrew! Hello, Andrew. Ah, Mrs. Corry, a story for you. Your daughters were shorter than you - but they grew!
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What other good movies have Matthew Garber and Karen Dotrice performed in so well?
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28 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
An auspicious film debut for Julie Andrews, 8 December 1998
Author: dweck from Philadelphia, PA, USA

Julie's film debut began the world's love affair with her--and what a marvelous vehicle for doing so. Julie appears here in fine voice and is radiantly beautiful.

The performance is more than deserving of the Oscar, especially considering that she had to act to blue screens and objects/characters from within her imagination. No easy task, certainly.

I also love the way Julie, as Mary, refuses to acknowledge the free-for-all that is going on around her. She simply pushes her hair primly back in place and presses on, despite the dancing chimney sweeps and giggling uncles that surround her. "I never explain anything," she blithely comments.

The score is one of my favorites in all the Disney canon. The Sherman brothers outdid themselves with "Stay Awake," one of the most under-appreciated lullabys ever written, and the hauntingly winsome "Feed the Birds."

The Disney animators have created a visual feast as bottomless and surprising as Mary Poppins' carpetbag. The Peter Ellenshaw matte shots are breathtaking. My favorite visual moments? Bert and Mary's live-action reflections in a pond are eddied by a family of cartoon geese. I also love when Bert, Mary, and the children ascend a staircase constructed only of chimney smoke. Brilliant!

There are a few drawbacks: The film's a little over-long, especially in the final third where Mary's but an afterthought in all the plot resolution. In addition, Van Dyke was an excellent choice for his singing and dancing (and popularity), but his cockney accent does grate after a while.

But all in all, this is a tour de force for all involved!

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