Lights

When Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber), the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews). Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert (Dick Van Dyke), the siblings try to pass on some of their nanny’s sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents (David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns).

Image credit: Swank

Did you know?

  • The “Step in Time” sequence had to be filmed twice because of a scratch on the film from the first take. The entire sequence took a week to film.
  • With five wins out of thirteen nominations in total, this movie marked Walt Disney‘s single most successful night at the Academy Awards. Never before or since has a single Disney movie won as many Oscars in one evening.
  • Julie Andrews provided the whistling for the animatronic robin during the song “A Spoonful of Sugar”.
  • Over one hundred glass and matte paintings were used to re-create the London skyline of 1910.

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