Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Karen Dotrice

A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.

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G, 139 min.

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Release Date: August 26, 1964

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DVD Release Date: March 24, 1998

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  • October 14, 2009
    great music and choreography, the cast does exactly what was required. a solid family musical.
  • September 22, 2009
    It was never a childhood favourite but I didn?t mind it.
  • August 2, 2009
    I just saw the Broadway touring version of this story in Cleveland. It made me think of this movie again and how much I loved it when I was young. The Sherman Brothers' music (who's career is explored in the new documentary) is still used in the stage version plus new songs. T...( read more)he story is adjusted and just about all of the fantasy sequences are changed. I didn't love the new songs or most of the changes from the movie, but it was still a magical theatrical experience.

    Julie Andrews is incredibly charming as Mary Poppins. I always wanted to be Dick Van Dyke as Bert. He's an impishly fun narrator to take you through the story. The kids are classic 1960's Disney live action characters. Tomlinson as the father has a nice character arch. It is because he becomes a more loving family man that the story is so touching. The other supporting players are wonderful as well. And the animation sequences are good fun. Who can forget Bert doing the tap routine with the penguins? Feed the Birds, A Spoonful of Sugar, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and Let's Go Fly a Kite are such good songs; Mary teaches simple, enjoyable, meaningful life lessons.
  • May 25, 2009
    Nice family movie.
  • April 19, 2009
    Great music and acting; David Tomlinson in particular is fun to watch. Can't believe Disney went from making this to bringing us 'High School Musical'.
  • November 6, 2009
    My favourite musical and it is enjoyment for all! Love Spoonful of Sugar.
  • November 3, 2009
    Lo siento. Mary "Pompis" NO se compara con The Sound of Music.
  • November 3, 2009
    Will always be one to see with your children just like the Wizard of Oz.
  • October 31, 2009
    You So Handsome chris
  • October 29, 2009
    Mary Poppins will be a classic. FOREVER.

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  • sportboy
    February 22, 2008
    This was brilliant.
  • rayman0071
    December 20, 2007
    I saw this movie back in the early 1970's when it was re-released back in theatres as a child. As for the musicals that were produced by Disney,this one was astounding!!! Its no wonder that Julie Andrews won the Best Actress in 1964 for this role!!!
  • Sakunelaj
    September 2, 2007
    I mean...the whole movie was about a baby sitter for the kids...why are the kids not featured on the list of actors for the movie...?
  • VilaVila
    August 18, 2007
    I love it. I'm not that big fan of Disney, and prefer other kinds of movies, but this is a perfect starred movie (except for that damn Van Dyke's accent, was everything but a british accent, my god), warm-hearted and open minded movie. I used to watch it a lot when I was a kid. Now, well, I would see if I caught it on TV, I suppose...
  • xelli1997x
    May 19, 2007
    Yeh i saw the musical :)
    something wrong happened in the middle mary poppins forgot her lines :)
    Hahaaaaaa it onli stopeed for like 5 mins then they were back on again :)
    But it is very good suposingly!
  • vampyrechikin
    February 25, 2007
    has anyone seen the musical? Its sooo good!
    Very different from the film though
  • madcat612
    February 21, 2007
    "I LOVE TO LAUGH HAHAHAHAHA!"
  • TheCatGoesMooMoo
    July 27, 2006
    I'd know that silloute anywhere!

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