In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
- Won 5 Oscars
- 22 wins & 17 nominations total
Walter Bacon
- Citizen
- (uncredited)
Frank Baker
- Gentleman in Bank
- (uncredited)
Robert Banas
- Chimney Sweep
- (uncredited)
Don Barclay
- Mr. Binnacle - Admiral's Servant
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen founder and (now former) chief archivist at the Walt Disney Archives Dave Smith went on a search for the snowglobe from this movie, which featured birds flying around Saint Paul's Cathedral, he finally found it on a shelf in a janitor's office. The janitor explained that he saw the snowglobe sitting in a trash can, but found it too pretty to throw away and kept it himself.
- GoofsIt has been asserted that the robins on the nest outside the nursery are both male. The one on the right is somewhat paler than the other one, indicating a female. The difference between sexes in robins is slight compared with many other birds, and these are in reasonably good agreement with the robins shown in Roger Tory Peterson's "Eastern Birds".
- Crazy creditsIn the end credits cast list, the actor playing Mr. Dawes, Sr. is initially shown as NAVCKID KEYD, then the letters unscramble themselves to show that this is a second role played by Dick Van Dyke.
- Alternate versionsAn airing on ABC in 2002 played it completely intact with the exception of a scene in which Admiral Boom refers to the nannies waiting to be interviewed as a "ghastly looking crew".
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood goes to a World Premiere (1964)
- SoundtracksMary Poppins Overture
(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by Irwin Kostal
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A timeless classic!
This is a masterpiece of a film, I absolutely love this. Julie Andrews is more than splendid as the nanny, and I absolutely love her voice. Dick Van Dyke, despite the accent, should have gotten an award for his performance for sheer energy and enthusiasm, but I liked him marginally better in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. David Tomblinson is a blast as the father, as are the children. There is solid support also from the likes of Glynnis Johns, Hermione Baddely and Elsa Lanchester. (who I believe was Charles Laughton's wife) Plus Ed Wynn in a hilarious characterisation as Uncle Albert. The songs and choreography are what makes so timeless, as well as the outstanding animated sequences. One of my favourite scenes was the one on the ceiling, with the terrible jokes, but you couldn't help laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. In contrast Mr Banks walking to his financial doom ties with Feed the Birds as the most moving scene of the film. It also teaches some nice family values as well. I highly recommend this film. 10/10, without a shadow of a doubt. Bethany Cox
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- Meri Popins
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- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $102,272,727
- Gross worldwide
- $103,122,390
- Runtime2 hours 19 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.75 : 1
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