Mary Poppins (1964)
Front Cover Actor
Julie Andrews
Hermione Baddeley
Cyril Delevanti
Karen Dotrice
Dick Van Dyke
Matthew Garber
Glynis Johns
Elsa Lanchester
Lester Matthews
Reta Shaw
David Tomlinson
Plot
There is only one word that comes close to accurately describing the enchanting Mary Poppins, and that term was coined by the movie itself: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even at 2 hours and 20 minutes, Disney's pioneering mixture of live action and animation (based on the books by P.L. Travers) still holds kids spellbound. Julie Andrews won an Oscar as the world's most magically idealized nanny ("practically perfect in every way," and complete with lighter-than-air umbrella), and Dick Van Dyke is her clownishly charming beau, Bert the chimney sweep. The songs are also terrific, ranging from bright and cheery ("A Spoonful of Sugar") to dark and cheery (the Oscar-winning "Chim-Chim Cheree") to touchingly melancholy ("Feed the Birds"). Many consider Mary Poppins to be the crowning achievement of Walt Disney's career--and it was the only one of his features to be nominated for a best picture Academy Award until Beauty and the Beast in 1991. --Jim Emerson
Movie Details
Genre Family
Director Robert Stevenson
Studio
Buena Vista
Country   USA
Language English
Audience Rating G (General Audience)
Running Time 139
Movie Release Date 1964
Color Color
Personal Details
Format DVD
Seen It Yes
Index 209
Collection Status In Collection
Location DVD BOX 3
Edition Details
Edition 40th Anniversary Edition
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Widescreen (16:9)
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Barcode 786936221916
Release Date 14/12/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
No. of Disks/Tapes 2
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