P. L. Travers, a London author who is financially broke, visits Los Angeles to meet Walt Disney, who is keen to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the cinema. However, his methods do not meet ... Read allP. L. Travers, a London author who is financially broke, visits Los Angeles to meet Walt Disney, who is keen to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the cinema. However, his methods do not meet her approval.P. L. Travers, a London author who is financially broke, visits Los Angeles to meet Walt Disney, who is keen to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the cinema. However, his methods do not meet her approval.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 74 nominations total
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- (as Fuschia Kate Sumner)
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- TriviaP.L. Travers never did warm up to the song "Let's Go Fly a Kite" as depicted in this movie. According to Richard M. Sherman, it was "Feed the Birds" that won her over.
- GoofsThe other drivers at the airport hold signs bearing logos of Warner Brothers and MGM adopted sometime after 1961.
- Quotes
Walt Disney: George Banks and all he stands for will be saved. Maybe not in life, but in imagination. Because that's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.
- Crazy creditsThe credits also have an actual audio recording of P.L. Travers conversing with the filmmakers like the ones depicted in the film.
- SoundtracksChim, Chim, Cher-ee
Written by Richard M. Sherman (as Richard Sherman) and Robert B. Sherman (as Robert Sherman)
Performed by Randy Kerber
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- Dec 24, 2013
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- El sueño de Walt
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $83,301,580
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $413,373
- Dec 15, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $117,867,984
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1