Saving Mr. Banks 2013

Saving Mr. Banks is a 2013 American-Australian-British historical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock from a screenplay written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Centered on the development of the 1964 Walt Disney Studios film Mary Poppins, the film stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as filmmaker Walt Disney, with supporting performances from Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Ruth Wilson, B. J. Novak, Rachel Griffiths, and Kathy Baker. Named after the fatherin Travers' story, the film depicts the author's fortnight-long briefing in 1961 Los Angeles as she is persuaded by Disney, in his attempts to obtain the screen rights to her novels.

Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Ruby Films and Essential Media and Entertainment in association with BBC Films and Hopscotch Features, Saving Mr. Banks was shot entirely in the Southern California area, primarily at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, where a majority of the film's narrative takes place. The film was released theatrically in the UK on November 29, 2013, and in the United States on December 13, 2013, where it was met with positive reviews, with praise directed towards the acting, screenplay, and production merits—Thompson received BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, and Critic's Choice Award nominations for Best Actress, while Thomas Newman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. The film was also a box office success, grossing $112 million worldwide against a $35 million budget.

Directed by	John Lee Hancock
Produced by	Alison Owen Ian Collie Philip Steuer
Written by	Kelly Marcel Sue Smith
Starring	Emma Thompson Tom Hanks Paul Giamatti Jason Schwartzman Bradley Whitford Colin Farrell
Music by	Thomas Newman
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Edited by	Mark Livolsi
Production company	Walt Disney Pictures BBC Films Essential Media Entertainment Ruby Films Hopscotch Features
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	October 20, 2013(BFI London Film Festival) November 8, 2013(AFI Film Festival) November 29, 2013(UK & Ireland) December 13, 2013 (US)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Australia United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$112.5 million

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