Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical movie produced by Walt Disney Productions. It combines live action and animation. It was released in North America on December 13, 1971. It is based on the books The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks by English children's author Mary Norton.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Directed by	Robert Stevenson
Screenplay by	Bill Walsh Don DaGradi
Based on	The Magic Bed Knob & Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton
Produced by	Bill Walsh
Starring	Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Ian Weighill John Ericson Cindy O'Callaghan Roy Snart
Cinematography	Frank V. Phillips
Edited by	Cotton Warburton
Music by	Songs: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Score: Irwin Kostal
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release dates	October 7, 1971 (1971-10-07) (United Kingdom) December 13, 1971 (1971-12-13) (United States)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$17,871,174

The movie is often compared to Mary Poppins. It is also partly set in the streets of London. It shares some of the cast from Mary Poppins, a similar crew, the same songwriters and director.

The movie was made at Walt Disney Studios. The castle scenes were shot on location at Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK.

Cast

• Angela Lansbury as Miss Eglantine Price, an apprentice witch.
• David Tomlinson as Emelius Browne, Miss Price's former teacher and headmaster of Correspondence College of Witchcraft.
• Roddy McDowall as Mr. Rowan Jelk, the local vicar
• Sam Jaffe as Bookman, an antiquarian book merchant
• John Ericson as Colonel Heller, leader of German invasion force.
• Bruce Forsyth as Swinburne, Bookman's assistant

The Children:

• Cindy O'Callaghan as Carrie
• Roy Snart as Paul
• Ian Weighill as Charlie

• Tessie O'Shea as Mrs. Jessica Hobday
• Arthur Gould-Porter as Captain Bill Ainsley Greer
• Ben Wrigley as Portobello Road workman
• Reginald Owen as Major General Sir Brian Teagler, leader of the Home Guard. This is Owen's last film before his death the next year.
• Cyril Delevanti as Elderly farmer
• Rick Traeger and Manfred Lating as German sergeants

The voices of:

• Robert Holt as Codfish
• Lennie Weinrib as Secretary Bird and Lion
• Dal McKennon as Bear

Awards

• Best Visual Effects (won) (Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, and Danny Lee)
• Nominations
• Best Art Direction (John B. Mansbridge, Peter Ellenshaw, Emile Kuri and Hal Gausman)
• Best Costume Design
• Best Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score
• Best Original Song for "The Age of Not Believing"

Other websites

• Bedknobs and Broomsticks on IMDb