Mary Poppins is a 1964 American live-action/animated hybrid musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers.

[7] Mary Poppins was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim and commercial success, earning $44 million in theatrical rentals in its original run.

[7] In 2013, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

That night, Winifred's strict and ambitious husband George returns home from his job at the bank ("The Life I Lead") and places a newspaper advertisement for a stern, no-nonsense nanny.

The next day, several sour-faced nannies await outside the Banks family's home, but a strong gust of wind magically blows them away.

While walking in a park, the trio encounters Mary's friend Bert, a jack of all trades working as a street painter.

The next day, the trio and Bert visit Mary's odd uncle, Albert, whose uncontrollable laughter has caused him to float ("I Love to Laugh").

Lost for words, George exclaims "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", tells a joke Uncle Albert had told the children, and happily walks home.

For more than 20 years, he made periodic efforts to convince Travers to release the rights, including visiting her home in Chelsea, London.

The Sherman Brothers composed the music score and were involved in the film's development, suggesting the setting be changed from the 1930s to the Edwardian era.

David Tomlinson, besides playing Mr. Banks, provided the voices of Mary's talking umbrella, Admiral Boom's first mate, and numerous other voice-over parts.

(Nixon later provided the singing voice for Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and played one of Andrews' fellow nuns in The Sound of Music.)

[39] The scene in which Mary Poppins and Bert interact with a group of animated penguins is noted for its use of the sodium vapor process.

A special camera was fitted with a prism that filtered this light to a separate reel of film, creating a highly accurate matte that could be used to isolate the actors from the background.

This created a crisp, clean image and even allowed the partially transparent veil of Mary Poppins's costume to let through light from the background.

[45] The songs were among the most covered by famous artists such as Johnny Mathis, Louis Prima, and Ray Conniff, and even cartoon characters such as The Chipmunks and The Flintstones.

The 4th and final release, on October 4, 1988, as part of the Walt Disney Home Video collection, features the Penguin dance.

The film's audio track featured an "Enhanced Home Theater Mix" consisting of updated sound effects, improved fidelity and mixing, and some enhanced music (this version was also shown on its 2006–2012 ABC Family airings), but the DVD included the original soundtrack as an audio option.

[48] In February 2024, the British Board of Film Classification reclassified Mary Poppins from U to a PG due to Admiral Boom's use of the word "hottentot" to refer to the dancing chimney sweeps.

[52] The film was re-released theatrically in 1973, in honor of Walt Disney Productions' 50th anniversary, and earned an estimated additional $9 million in rentals in the United States and Canada.

[61] Time lauded the film, stating, "The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection.

"[62] Bosley Crowther, reviewing for The New York Times, described the film as a "most wonderful, cheering movie … for the visual and aural felicities they have added to this sparkling color film—the enchantments of a beautiful production, some deliciously animated sequences, some exciting and nimble dancing and a spinning musical score—make it the nicest entertainment that has opened at the Music Hall this year.

"[63] For The Hollywood Reporter, James Powers applauded the performances, visual effects, musical score, production design, and choreography, and commented: "Mary Poppins is a picture that is, more than most, a triumph of many individual contributions.

The website's critics consensus reads, "A lavish modern fairy tale celebrated for its amazing special effects, catchy songs, and Julie Andrews's legendary performance in the title role.

[67] Critic Drew Casper summarized the impact of Mary Poppins in 2011: Disney was the leader, his musical fantasies mixing animation and truly marvelous f/x with real-life action for children and the child in the adult.

But utmost sophistication (the chimney pot sequence crisply cut by Oscared "Cotton" Warburton) and high-level invention (a tea party on the ceiling, a staircase of black smoke to the city's top) characterized its handling.

Walt Disney World's Railroad steam locomotives are also fitted with a boiler safety device marked MAPO.

The film takes place 25 years after the original,[85] Mary Poppins, and features a standalone narrative based on the remaining seven books in the series.

Rob Marshall directed, while John DeLuca and Marc Platt served as producers, with Emily Blunt starring as Poppins, co-starring Broadway actor Lin-Manuel Miranda.

[86] The documentary includes conversations with Dick Van Dyke, Josh Gad, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Walt Disney’s grandchildren.