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…
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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.
Top Cast
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
Reviews
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…
FAQ about Bedknobs and Broomsticks
What is Bedknobs and Broomsticks about?
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.
When was Bedknobs and Broomsticks released?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks was released in 1971.
What genres does Bedknobs and Broomsticks belong to?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is categorised as Family, Animation, Fantasy.
Who stars in Bedknobs and Broomsticks?
The cast of Bedknobs and Broomsticks includes Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson.