Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Ben Wrigley
Portobello Rd. Workman
Reginald Owen
Gen. Teagler
Cyril Delevanti
Elderly Farmer
Rick Traeger
German Sergeant
Manfred Lating
German Sergeant
John Orchard
Plaster Vendor
Bob Holt
Codfish (voice)
Lennie Weinrib
Secretary Bird / Lion (voice)
Dal McKennon
Bear (voice)
Leon Alton
Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Conrad Bachmann
German Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Jane Betts
Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Eric Brotherson
Man (uncredited)
Patrick Sullivan Burke
Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Patrick Dennis-Leigh
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel
Vendor (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
Old Piano Player (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Ina Gould
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Sid Kane
Book Vendor (uncredited)
Ed Kerrigan
Dancer (uncredited)
Milt Larsen
Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Edith Leslie
Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Ysabel MacCloskey
Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Arthur Malet
Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)
George Mann
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Chris Marks
Man (uncredited)
James McInnes
Home Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Barbara Morrison
Vendor with Hat and Boa (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Richard Peel
Vendor (uncredited)
Maria Pogee
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Raine
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Maxine Semon
Portobello Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Smith
Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Jerry Trent
Dancer (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
Director
Bill Walsh
Screenplay / Producer
Don DaGradi
Screenplay
Mary Norton
Novel
Frank V. Phillips
Director of Photography
Cotton Warburton
Editor
Irwin Kostal
Original Music Composer
Ward Kimball
Animation Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 7, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingG
Budget$20,000,000
Box Office$17,900,000
Genres
Wiki.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and songs written by the Sherman Brothers. It was produced by Bill Walsh for Walt Disney Productions. It is based upon the books The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons (1943) and Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947) by English children's author Mary Norton. The film, which combines live action and animation, stars Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, Cindy O'Callaghan, and Roy Snart.
During the early 1960s, Bedknobs and Broomsticks 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 due to the similarities with Mary Poppins until it was revived in 1969. Originally at a length of 139 minutes, Bedknobs and Broomsticks was edited down to almost two hours prior to its premiere at the Radio City Music Hall.
The film was released on December 13, 1971, to mixed reviews from film critics, some of whom praised the live-action/animated sequence. The film received five Academy Awards nominations winning one for Best Special Visual Effects. This was the last film released prior to the death of Walt Disney's surviving brother, Roy O. Disney, who died one week later. It is also the last theatrical film Reginald Owen appeared in before his death next year in 1972; his last two acting credits were for television. It is also the last film work of screenwriter Don DaGradi before his retirement in 1970, and death on August 4, 1991.
In 1996, the film was restored with most of the deleted material re-inserted back into the film. A stage musical adaptation has been produced. The musical had its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, in Newcastle upon Tyne, on 14 August 2021 before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour, until May 2022.