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AdventureFantasyComedyFamilyMusicAnimation

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

- You'll beWITCHED! You'll beDAZZLED! You'll be swept into a world of enchantment BEYOND ANYTHING BEFORE!

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.

Release Date : 1971-10-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition

Cast

Angela Lansbury

Character Name : Miss Price

Original Name : Angela Lansbury

Gender : Female

David Tomlinson

Character Name : Emelius

Original Name : David Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Roddy McDowall

Character Name : Mr. Jelk

Original Name : Roddy McDowall

Gender : Male

Sam Jaffe

Character Name : Bookman

Original Name : Sam Jaffe

Gender : Male

John Ericson

Character Name : Col. Heller

Original Name : John Ericson

Gender : Male

Bruce Forsyth

Character Name : Swinburne

Original Name : Bruce Forsyth

Gender : Male

Cindy O'Callaghan

Character Name : Carrie

Original Name : Cindy O'Callaghan

Gender : Female

Roy Snart

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Roy Snart

Gender : Male

Ian Weighill

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Ian Weighill

Gender : Male

Tessie O'Shea

Character Name : Mrs. Hobday

Original Name : Tessie O'Shea

Gender : Female

Arthur Gould-Porter

Character Name : Capt. Greer

Original Name : Arthur Gould-Porter

Gender : Male

Ben Wrigley

Character Name : Portobello Rd. Workman

Original Name : Ben Wrigley

Gender : Male

Reginald Owen

Character Name : Gen. Teagler

Original Name : Reginald Owen

Gender : Male

Cyril Delevanti

Character Name : Elderly Farmer

Original Name : Cyril Delevanti

Gender : Male

Rick Traeger

Character Name : German Sergeant

Original Name : Rick Traeger

Gender : Male

Manfred Lating

Character Name : German Sergeant

Original Name : Manfred Lating

Gender : Male

John Orchard

Character Name : Plaster Vendor

Original Name : John Orchard

Gender : Male

Bob Holt

Character Name : Codfish (voice)

Original Name : Bob Holt

Gender : Male

Lennie Weinrib

Character Name : Secretary Bird / Lion (voice)

Original Name : Lennie Weinrib

Gender : Male

Dal McKennon

Character Name : Bear (voice)

Original Name : Dal McKennon

Gender : Male

Leon Alton

Character Name : Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Alton

Gender : Male

Conrad Bachmann

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Conrad Bachmann

Gender : Male

Frank Baker

Character Name : Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Baker

Gender : Male

Don Barclay

Character Name : Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Barclay

Gender : Male

Jack Berle

Character Name : Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Berle

Gender : Male

Jane Betts

Character Name : Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Betts

Gender : Male

Eric Brotherson

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Brotherson

Gender : Male

Patrick Sullivan Burke

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Sullivan Burke

Gender : Male

Charles Cirillo

Character Name : Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Cirillo

Gender : Male

Robert Cole

Character Name : Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Cole

Gender : Male

Patrick Dennis-Leigh

Character Name : Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Dennis-Leigh

Gender : Male

Anthony Eustrel

Character Name : Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Eustrel

Gender : Male

Morgan Farley

Character Name : Old Piano Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Morgan Farley

Gender : Male

Bobby Gilbert

Character Name : Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Gilbert

Gender : Male

Ina Gould

Character Name : Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Ina Gould

Gender : Male

Ed Haskett

Character Name : Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Haskett

Gender : Male

Delos Jewkes

Character Name : Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Delos Jewkes

Gender : Male

Sid Kane

Character Name : Book Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Sid Kane

Gender : Male

Ed Kerrigan

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Kerrigan

Gender : Male

Milt Larsen

Character Name : Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)

Original Name : Milt Larsen

Gender : Male

Edith Leslie

Character Name : Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)

Original Name : Edith Leslie

Gender : Male

Ysabel MacCloskey

Character Name : Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

Original Name : Ysabel MacCloskey

Gender : Male

Arthur Malet

Character Name : Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Malet

Gender : Male

George Mann

Character Name : Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Mann

Gender : Male

Chris Marks

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Marks

Gender : Male

James McInnes

Character Name : Home Guard Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : James McInnes

Gender : Male

Barbara Morrison

Character Name : Vendor with Hat and Boa (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Morrison

Gender : Female

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Richard Peel

Character Name : Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Peel

Gender : Male

Maria Pogee

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Maria Pogee

Gender : Male

Jack Raine

Character Name : Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Raine

Gender : Male

Maxine Semon

Character Name : Portobello Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Maxine Semon

Gender : Male

Roy Smith

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Smith

Gender : Male

Arthur Space

Character Name : Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Space

Gender : Male

Jerry Trent

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Trent

Gender : Male

Hank Worden

Character Name : Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Worden

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

When I was younger, I used to spend a lot of my life alone in a studio with one of those tiny little 15cm TVs you wouldn't be caught dead with nowadays, plugged in to a VCR player, and exactly three movies on VHS. One of those three movies (the best of those three) was _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_. I watched it multiple times a day, every day, for months at a time. A period piece musical that saw orphans and their witch-friend get an army of sentient suits of armour to fight the Nazis... Is it any bloody wonder I turned out the way I did? Great movie though. Wouldn't kill me to see a remake with modern technology. So long as it kept the vibe and setting of the original. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-26

It's very much in the vein of "Mary Poppins" (1964) this, with a very similar style of live-action and animated sequences used to tell a slightly more menacing story. When three siblings arrive in a rural English village, evacuated from London during the Blitz of WWII, they are placed with the rather eccentric and definitely unwilling "Miss Price" (Angela Lansbury). Things start to look up for all concerned though when the kids discover that she is a trainee witch, and when they meet "Emelius" (David Tomlinson) they embark on some adventures using their magical bed as their vehicle in the search for the missing part of a substitutiary locomotion spell that might just thwart the Nazis. As with "Poppins", the music and lyrics come from the Sherman twins and "Beautiful Briny" and "Portobello Road" are probably the two best from their not so catchy soundtrack this time. Lansbury and Tomlinson work well together with the former on good form as the ostensibly prim and proper, but actually quite feisty and mischievous would-be witch. The three youngsters also perform well, especially the youngest "Paul" (Roy Snart) who just won't let anyone else near the knob that controls the bed! A smattering of familiar faces help to keep the story bobbing along nicely and the animations, tough not so frequent as I would have liked, blend in well with some fun action scenes - especially at the end - and make for an enjoyable, feel-good, family movie.