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Tom Hanks as Walt Disney waves while walking with Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers through Disneyland in a scene from Saving Mr. Banks, with park visitors in the background.
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Saving Mr. Banks

film by Hancock [2013]
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Tom Hanks as Walt Disney waves while walking with Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers through Disneyland in a scene from Saving Mr. Banks, with park visitors in the background.
Saving Mr. Banks Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks (2013), directed by John Lee Hancock.

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) is a film that dramatizes the contentious relationship between Walt Disney and author P.L. Travers during the development of the 1964 film adaptation of Travers's beloved book, Mary Poppins. The movie highlights Travers's efforts to ensure her work was faithfully translated to the screen, as she was reportedly unhappy with Disney's more saccharine interpretation of her magical nanny character. The film explores the creative clashes and personal histories that shaped the iconic movie.123

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