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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   7,002 votes
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Director:
Robert Stevenson
Writers:
Ralph Wright (animation story) &
Ted Berman (animation story) ...
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Release Date:
13 December 1971 (USA) more
Tagline:
You'll beWITCHED! You'll beDAZZLED! You'll be swept into a world of enchantment BEYOND ANYTHING BEFORE!
Plot:
An apprentice witch, 3 kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defence of Britain. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Angela Lansbury ... Miss Price
David Tomlinson ... Emelius

Roddy McDowall ... Mr. Jelk
Sam Jaffe ... Bookman
John Ericson ... Col. Heller
Bruce Forsyth ... Swinburne
Cindy O'Callaghan ... Carrie
Roy Snart ... Paul
Ian Weighill ... Charlie
Tessie O'Shea ... Mrs. Hobday
Arthur Gould-Porter ... Capt. Greer (as Arthur E. Gould-Porter)
Ben Wrigley ... Portobello Rd. Workman
Reginald Owen ... Gen. Teagler
Cyril Delevanti ... Elderly Farmer
Rick Traeger ... German Sergeant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (USA) (longer version)
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Runtime:
117 min | USA:139 min (restored version) (1996) | 99 min (re-release) (1980) | Germany:89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (25th anniversary special edition) | Mono (RCA Sound Recording) (original release)
Filming Locations:
Dorset, England, UK more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The castle in the background of the town is real and situated in Dorset, England. Both the castle and the town where it resides are called Corfe Castle, where many Thomas Hardy adaptations have been filmed since. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After the machine gun crew abandon their weapon and run, the very same crew are seen already set up in firing position merely 5 seconds later. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Captain Ainsley Greer: You there, which way to Pepperidge Eye?
Elderly Farmer: Couldn't say, sir. It said on the wireless to paint out the sign posts in case the Nazis drop in.
Captain Ainsley Greer: I'm not a Nazi, I'm a British officer!
Elderly Farmer: That's what you'd say if you *was* a Nazi, isn't it sir?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly (1988) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Age of Not Believing more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Brings Back Memories of Grade School, 10 April 2007
7/10
Author: brocksilvey from United States

I will always have a soft spot for this Disney flick, another of their part live action/part animation entries that sought to recreate the success of "Mary Poppins" and never quite made it. When I was in grade school, every once in a while we would have a movie day, where the whole school would crowd into the cafeteria, and a movie would be projected the old-fashioned way, multiple reels and all. At the time, it seemed like a momentous occasion whenever this day arrived, and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" is one of the movies I can remember seeing this way.

And from what I remember, it's quite charming. Angela Lansbury never put her name to anything that wasn't at least competent, and she's winning here as a witch with a magic bed (boy, that could be misconstrued, couldn't it?) who can take her and a couple of young kids on magic adventures to far-off places. Come on, what kid wouldn't want a bed like that?

Grade: A

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