Saving Mr. Banks
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Walt Disney spent twenty years in pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers' popular novel, "Mary Poppins," a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters. When Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Disney's desire to bring her beloved character to the motion picture screen, Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her childhood in 1906 Australia, a trying time for her family that not only molded her aspirations to write, but one that also inspired the characters in her 1934 book. None more so than the one person whom she loved and admired more than any other-her caring father, Travers Goff, a tormented banker who, before his untimely death that same year, instills the youngster with both affection and enlightenment (and would be the muse for the story's patriarch, Mr. Banks, the sole character that the famous nanny comes to aid). While reluctant to grant Disney the film rights, Travers comes to realize that the acclaimed Hollywood storyteller has his own motives for wanting to make the film-which, like the author, hints at the relationship he shared with his own father.
Cast & Crew
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John Lee Hancock
Director
Tom Hanks
Emma Thompson
Colin Farrell
Paul Giamatti
Laura Waddell
Film Details
Also Known As
Al encuentro de Mr. Banks, Banks úr megmentése, Dans l'ombre de Mary - La promesse de Walt Disney, El Sueño De Walt, El Sueño De Walt Disney, I?gelbeti Pona Benksa, Mr. Banks, Par Meriju Popinsu un Benksa kungu, Ratujac pana Banksa, Re?evanje gospoda Banksa, Sauvons M. Banks, Sueño De Walt, Sueño De Walt Disney, Walt nos Bastidores de Mary Poppins, Zachránte pána Banksa
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2013
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Location
Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Synopsis
Walt Disney spent twenty years in pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers' popular novel, "Mary Poppins," a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters. When Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Disney's desire to bring her beloved character to the motion picture screen, Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers reflects on her childhood in 1906 Australia, a trying time for her family that not only molded her aspirations to write, but one that also inspired the characters in her 1934 book. None more so than the one person whom she loved and admired more than any other-her caring father, Travers Goff, a tormented banker who, before his untimely death that same year, instills the youngster with both affection and enlightenment (and who would be the muse for the story's patriarch, Mr. Banks, the sole character that the famous nanny comes to aid). While reluctant to grant Disney the film rights, Travers comes to realize that the acclaimed Hollywood storyteller has his own motives for wanting to make the film-which, like the author's, hint at the relationship he shared with his own father.
Director
John Lee Hancock
Director
Cast
Tom Hanks
Emma Thompson
Colin Farrell
Paul Giamatti
Laura Waddell
Claire Bocking
Mia Serafino
Melanie Paxson
Andy Mcphee
Joel Prihoda
Lead Man
Bob Rusch
B.j. Novak
Fuschia Katherine Sumner
Paul Tassone
Jason Schwartzman
David Paterson
Jerry Hauck
Demetrius Grosse
Lily Bigham
Michael Swinehart
Luke Baines
Ronan Vibert
Ruth Wilson
Rachel Griffiths
Michelle Arthur
Annie Buckley
Steven Cabral
Bradley Whitford
Kathy Baker
Dendrie Allyn Taylor
Kimberly D¿armond
Crew
Ava Acres
Looping Coordinator
Julie Andrews
Song Performer
Tamara Andrews
Animal Trainer
Audie Aragon
Grip
Sam Avila
Assistant Art Director
Ryan Babbs
Stand-In
Samantha N Bahramian
Lighting Technician
Dana Baker
Best Boy Grip
James Cody Baker
Color
Lori A Balton
Location Scout
Melanie Banders
Camera Assistant
Matthew Bardocz
Lighting Technician
Nikki Barrett
Casting
Wyatt Bartlett
Costumer
Ray Bauduc
Song
Les Baxter
Song
Susan Benjamin
Set Decorator
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Jerry Bertonlami
Grip
Melissa Bickerton
Looping Coordinator
Paul Birk
Chief Lighting Technician
Kate Biscoe
Makeup Artist
Sally Boldt
Music Editor
Rebecca Boyle
Script Supervisor
Charles Brewer
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Bristol
Storyboard Artist
Thomas Bromhead
Looping Coordinator
Lawson Brown
On-Set Dresser
Jeanette Browning
Rerecording
Derlin Brynford-jones
Crane Grip
Nanrose Buchman
Key Costumer
Rudi Buckle
Sound Mixer
Chris Campbell
Construction
Lorrie Campbell
Set Designer
Alexandre Cancado
2-D Artist
Eyan Candini
Costumer
Bridget Cardenas
Painter
Nick Carson
Looping Coordinator
Jerry Casillas
Props
Tony Castagnola
Greensman
Joe Censoplano
Compositor
Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
Ray Charles
Song Performer
Mike Chiado
Camera
Catherine Childers
Hair Stylist
Steve Christensen
Set Designer
Florence Chung
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Frank Churchill
Song
Vincent Cirelli
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ian Collie
Producer
Kay Colvin
Sound
Jason Conmay
Crane Grip
Kit Conners
Set Production Assistant
Joe Conniff
Office Production Assistant
Michael Connor
Transportation Captain
Jeremiah Cooke
Special Effects Technician
Jonah Coombes
Location Manager
Marc Cooper
Line Producer
Michael Corenblith
Production Designer
Cory Cosper
Modelmaker
David Cowgill
Looping Coordinator
Rick Cox
Soloist
Clark Credle
Assistant Director
Bob Crosby
Song
Jennifer Crystal
Looping Coordinator
Fiona Cush
Makeup Artist
Hannah D'angerio
Casting Assistant
Bill Dance
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Mack David
Song
Michelle A De Mayo
Accounting Assistant
Yann Delpuech
Sound Designer
Deborah Lamia Denevar
Makeup
Brian Dennis
Best Boy Grip
Mike Derry
Special Effects Technician
Judi Dickerson
Dialect Coach
Giovanni Digiorgio
Color
Brian Dinkins
Sound Engineer
Kenneth Dodson
Post-Production Assistant
George Doering
Music
Jon Donahue
Stand-In
Daniel Dorowsky
Lighting Technician
Frank Dorowsky
Rigging Gaffer
Michael Dorowsky
Lighting Technician
Terri Douglas
Adr Voice Casting
Robin Atkin Downes
Looping Coordinator
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Natalie Duarte
Production
Francois Duhamel
Still Photographer
India Dupre
Looping Coordinator
Desmond Eason
Production
Lindsey Ellis
Accounting Clerk
Dexter Everitt
Production
Claudine Farrell
Assistant
Marc Ferrari
Song
Arthur Fiedler
Song Performer
Will Field
Art Director
Lisa Fiorito
Art Department
David E Fluhr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ian Fox
Camera Operator
Taryn Francis
Stand-In
Stefan Fraticelli
Foley Artist
Eddie Frierson
Looping Coordinator
Erick Garibay
Assistant Property Master
Richard Gartrell
Costume Department
Tom Gates
Gaffer
Alina Gatti
Set Production Assistant
Ros Gentle
Looping Coordinator
Jeff Gersh
Adr Mixer
Ray Gilbert
Song
Craig Gleason
Lighting Technician
Jack P Glenn
Dolly Grip
Jackie Gonneau
Looping Coordinator
Lenny Gordon
Matchmove Artist
Ray Gordon
Assistant
Claudette Grand
Studio Teacher
Benjamin Grayson
Assistant
Dan Greco
Soloist
Jennifer Greenberg
Makeup Artist
Alex Gustin
Production
Edward Gutierrez
Grip
Jennifer Gutierrez
Compositor
Tommy Gutman
Props Assistant
Joe Guzman
Camera
Bob Haggart
Song
John Henry Hancock
Production
Willa Grace Hancock
Production
Tom Hanks
Song Performer
Paula Harris
Assistant Director
Rick Harris
Key Rigging Grip
Terence Harris
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Geno Hart
Transportation Coordinator
Morgan Heller
Post-Production Assistant
Michael Herron
Video Assistant
Julie Hewitt
Makeup
K.c. Hodenfield
Coproducer
K.c. Hodenfield
Assistant Director
Al Hoffman
Song
Sandy Holt
Looping Coordinator
Catherine Hughes
Digital Effects
Orlando O Hurtado
Chef
Warwick Hutton
Looping Coordinator
Lori K Ikeda
Payroll Accountant
Clint 'c.j' Izzo
Office Production Assistant
Nick Jameson
Looping Coordinator
Jon Johnson
Supervising Sound Editor
Justin Johnson
Digital Effects
Deborah Jones
Art Department
Roberto Castillo Jr
Lighting Technician
Yuka Kadono
Loader
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Emily Katz
Makeup Artist
Andrew C Keeter
Production Supervisor
Mary Ann Kellogg
Choreographer
Randy Kerber
Song Performer
Randy Kerber
Music
Alex Khan
Compositor
Gregory King
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrea Knaub
Costume Supervisor
Nick Kokich
Set Production Assistant
Allison Korrey
Assistant
Matthew Tucker Korte
Camera Assistant
Ronna Kress
Casting
Emily Kropp
Accounting Assistant
William Kruzykowski
Associate Editor
Chris Kuhl
Assistant
Thom Lairson
Camera Assistant
Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Vanessa Lapato
Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Lauber
Music
Larry Laurent
Painter
Melanie Lawson
Song Performer
Josh Lay
Production
Ernest Lee
Music
Pauletta Lewis
Hair Stylist
Marylou Lim
Costumer
Jerry Livingston
Song
Mark Livolsi
Editor
Anne Lockhart
Looping Coordinator
Matthew Loomis
Production
Rudy Lopez
Camera
Jamie Lozano
Production
Troy Lum
Executive Producer
Bonnie Mackie
Studio Teacher
Joseph Magee
Music
Scott Maginnis
Property Master
Larry Mah
Music
Mike Majesky
Stunts
Kelly Malone
Stand-In
Kristen Maloney
Art Department Assistant
Kelly Marcel
Screenplay
Robert Martinez
Stand-In
Andrew Mason
Executive Producer
Tess Masters
Looping Coordinator
The Swing Masters
Song Performer
Frances Mathias
Hair
Glenn Mathias
Transportation Captain
David Matusek
Assistant Editor
Daniel May
Song Performer
Daniel May
Song
Cullen Mccarthy
Looping Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Al encuentro de Mr. Banks, Banks úr megmentése, Dans l'ombre de Mary - La promesse de Walt Disney, El Sueño De Walt, El Sueño De Walt Disney, I?gelbeti Pona Benksa, Mr. Banks, Par Meriju Popinsu un Benksa kungu, Ratujac pana Banksa, Re?evanje gospoda Banksa, Sauvons M. Banks, Sueño De Walt, Sueño De Walt Disney, Walt nos Bastidores de Mary Poppins, Zachránte pána Banksa
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2013
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Location
Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States December 13, 2013
Wide Release in United States December 20, 2013
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2014
Released in United States 2013
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2014
Wide Release in United States December 20, 2013
Limited Release in United States December 13, 2013
Project was included on the 2011 Black List.
Released in United States 2013 (Galas & Tributes)
