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    Mary Poppins
    Genre:Musical

    Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Owen & Ed Wynn

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 3
    Sound Rating: 3
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Walt Disney Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 9671 AS
    (MPAA Rating): G
    (Retail Price): $49.99
    (Running Time In Minutes): 139
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1964
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    (Director): Robert Stevenson
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    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.75:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.82:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): Mag Stereo
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the “Mary Poppins” books by P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins is Disney’s most celebrated and cherished family film of all time. This musically-charged tale finds the “practically perfect” nanny, Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews in her film debut), flying high above the clouds of London and into the lives of two playful, yet somewhat glum, children (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber). It’s not long before Mary Poppins, with the help of a carefree chimney sweep (Dick Van Dyke), brings cheer and happiness to the children by making every chore a game and every day a new adventure. Mary Poppins’ magic and cheer turns around the children’s prim, proper and preoccupied father, reuniting him happily with the entire family. Winner of five Academy Awards® out of a, then, unprecedented thirteen nominations, Mary Poppins is a timeless masterpiece.

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