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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 film directed by Robert Stevenson

Film · TMDB

7.0

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

Released: 1971-10-07117 minDir: Robert StevensonFamily, Animation, Fantasy

Cast

Angela Lansbury as Miss Price
David Tomlinson as Emelius
Roddy McDowall as Mr. Jelk
Sam Jaffe as Bookman
John Ericson as Col. Heller
Bruce Forsyth as Swinburne

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

7.1/10

42,528 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

66%

Metacritic

59/100

Rated: G
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Screenplay by: Bill Walsh Don DaGradi
Based on: The Magic Bedknob &, Bonfires and Broomsticks , by Mary Norton
Produced by: Bill Walsh
Starring: Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall Sam Jaffe John Ericson Ian Weighill Cindy O'Callaghan Roy Snart
Cinematography: Frank V. Phillips
Edited by: Cotton Warburton
Music by: Songs: Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Score: Irwin Kostal
Production company: Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by: Buena Vista Distribution
Release dates: October 7, 1971 ( 1971-10-07 ) (U.K.) December 13, 1971 ( 1971-12-13 ) (U.S.)
Running time: 118 minutes (1971 original version), 139 minutes (1996 reconstruction version)

Key dates

Published: 19 September 1974

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Genre: live-action/animated film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: Battle of Britain
Director: Robert Stevenson
Screenwriter: Ralph Wright
Voice actor: Dallas McKennon
Composer

Article

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 American live-action animated musical comedy fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi and with songs written by the Sherman Brothers. It was produced by Walsh for Walt Disney Productions. It is based upon the books The Magic Bedknob (1943) and Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947) by English author Mary Norton. It combines live action and animation, and stars Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, Cindy O'Callaghan, and Roy Snart.

During the early 1960s, the film entered development when the negotiations for the film rights to Mary Poppins (1964) were placed on hold. When the rights were acquired, the film was shelved repeatedly because of its similarities to Mary Poppins until it was revived in 1969. Originally at a length of 139 minutes, it was edited down to almost two hours before its premiere at Radio City Music Hall.