When Walt Disney's (Tom Hanks') daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers' (Emma Thompson's) "Mary Poppins", he made them a promise - one that he didn't realize would take twenty 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, California to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation.
For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all of the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Richard M. Sherman (Jason Schwartzman) and Robert B. Sherman (B.J. Novak), 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 movies in cinematic history.
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Saving Mr. Banks
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Chim, Chim, Cher-ee
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One Mint Julep
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Big Noise from Winnetka
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Lassie (Main Title)
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Wonderful World of Color
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Heigh-Ho
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This is Not Goodbye
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius
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A Kiss Under the Stars
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A Spoonful of Sugar
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Feed the Birds
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A Man Has Dreams
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Fidelity Fiduciary Bank
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Estudiantina
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Blaydon Races
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Men of Harlech
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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
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Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
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Let's Go Fly a Kite
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'Mary Poppins' Medley: 'A Spoonful of Sugar' / 'Jolly Holiday' / 'Feed the Birds'
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Jolly Holiday
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Step in Time
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'Mary Poppins' Overture
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Lassie Main Title
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Mary Poppins Medley: A Spoonful of Sugar/Jolly Holiday/Feed the Birds
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Mary Poppins Overture
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Let's Go Fly a Kite
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Richard M. Sherman:
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Chim Chim Cher-ee (East Wind) (Colin Farrell)
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Thomas Newman:
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Travers Goff
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Thomas Newman:
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Walking Bus
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Thomas Newman:
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One Mint Julep (Ray Charles)
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Thomas Newman:
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Uncle Albert
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Thomas Newman:
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Jollification
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Thomas Newman:
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The Mouse
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Thomas Newman:
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Leisurely Stroll
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Thomas Newman:
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Chim Chim Cher-ee (Responstible) (Emma Thompson, B.J. Novak & Jason Schwartzman)
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Thomas Newman:
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Mr. Disney
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Thomas Newman:
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Celtic Soul
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Thomas Newman:
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A Foul Fowl
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Thomas Newman:
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Mrs. P. L. Travers
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Thomas Newman:
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Laying Eggs
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Thomas Newman:
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Worn to Tissue
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Thomas Newman:
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Heigh-Ho (The Dave Brubeck Quartet)
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Thomas Newman:
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Whiskey
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Thomas Newman:
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Impertinent Man
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Thomas Newman:
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To My Mother
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Thomas Newman:
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Westerly Weather
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Thomas Newman:
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Emma Thompson, B.J. Novak & Jason Schwartzman)
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Thomas Newman:
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Spit Spot!
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Thomas Newman:
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Beverly Hills Hotel
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Thomas Newman:
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Penguins
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Thomas Newman:
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Pears
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Thomas Newman:
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Let's Go Fly a Kite (Bradley Whitford, Emma Thompson, B.J. Novak, Jason Schwartzman & Melanie Lawson)
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Thomas Newman:
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Maypole
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Thomas Newman:
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Forgiveness
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Thomas Newman:
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The Magic Kingdom
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Thomas Newman:
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Ginty My Love
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Thomas Newman:
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Saving Mr. Banks (End Title)
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Thomas Newman:
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Disc Time:
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Thomas Newman:
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The Pearly Song (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
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Thomas Newman:
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Chim Chim Cher-ee (Demo) (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman)
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Thomas Newman:
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Tuppence a Bag (Feed the Birds
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Thomas Newman:
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Let's Go Fly a Kite (Demo) (Richard M. Sherman)
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Thomas Newman:
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A Spoonful of Sugar (Julie Andrews)
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Thomas Newman:
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke)
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Thomas Newman:
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Chim Chim Cher-ee (Julie Andrews, Dick Dyke, Karen Dotrice & Matthew Garber)
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Thomas Newman:
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Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) (Julie Andrews)
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Thomas Newman:
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Let's Go Fly a Kite (David Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke & The Londoners)
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Thomas Newman:
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