Mary Poppins

MPAA Rating

Theatrical Release Date

Aug 28, 1964

Genre(s)

Comedy
Fantasy

Rating (Stars)

Description

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

Director

Robert Stevenson/ Dave Bossert

Stars

Julie Andrews
Dick Van Dyke
David Tomlinson
Glynis Johns
Hermione Baddeley

Running Time

139 minutes

Original Price

$29.99

Current Value

$13.25

DVD Features

Closed-captioned
Color
DVD-Video
Widescreen
Dolby
NTSC
1.66:1