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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Year:
Duration:
117 min | USA:139 min (restored version) (1996) | 99 min (re-release) (1980) | Germany:89 min
Genres:
Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical
IMDB rate:
7
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1971-12-13
Filming Locations: Dorset, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $20,000,000
Gross: $17,871,174 (USA)SEK 838,193 (Sweden)
Cast
Actor
Character
David Tomlinson
David Tomlinson
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Ian Weighill
Ian Weighill
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Angela Lansbury
Miss Price
Roddy McDowall
Mr. Jelk
Sam Jaffe
Bookman
John Ericson
Col. Heller
Bruce Forsyth
Swinburne
Cindy O'Callaghan
Carrie
Roy Snart
Paul
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
Manfred Lating
German Sergeant
John Orchard
Vendor
Bob Holt
Codfish (voice) (as Robert Holt)
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)
Jane Betts
Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Eric Brotherson
(uncredited)
James Brugman
Soldier Playing Tenor Saxophone (uncredited)
Patrick Sullivan Burke
Soldier (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)
Delos Jewkes
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Sid Kane
Book Vendor (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 (restored version) (uncredited)
George Mann
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Chris Marks
Minor Role (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)
Jack Raine
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Maxine Semon
Portobello Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
During the final battle the bottom half of a knight's armor (from the waist down) is seen with a German soldier apparently seated in the armor with his kicking legs sticking out in front. The actor playing the soldier actually did the walking while two electrically operated kicking special effects legs stuck out in front.
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The film's opening credits sequence is a homage to the Bayeux Tapestry, a seamless linen cloth made by the French in medieval times which tells the story of the Norman Conquest of England.
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This is the last feature film that longtime Disney studio songwriters Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman wrote songs for until The Tigger Movie (2000), although they briefly returned in the early 1980s to write songs for EPCOT Center.
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Goofs
British characters refer to "soccer" rather than "football." The latter is spoken only by young Charles who says, "That's no excuse for dirty football!" Many viewers assume that this inaccuracy reveals the American origins of the producers. However, the term soccer was used in Britain along with football, for much of the 20th century. At one point soccer was the preferred term in official printed materials there. For some reason the name "soccer" virtually disappeared, almost overnight, from common usage in the UK around 1980.
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During the football match when the ball is being hit up and down the pitch, Paul is "corpsing," while Carrie and Charles are only just managing to keep straight faces.
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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.
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Quotes
Lion: Move it around, move it around!
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Mr. Browne: [singing] Portobello Road, Portobello Road, street where the riches of ages are stowed! Anything and everything a chap can unload, is sold off the barrow in Portobello Road. You'll find what you want in the Portobello Road!
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Paul Rawlins: I liked you better as a rabbit, Charlie
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Faq
Q
Is "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" based on a book?
A
Two books, actually. The movie, Bedknobs and Broomsticks is based on two children's books by British author Mary Norton [1903-1992]: The Magic Bed Knob or How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons (1943), and Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947). Both books were re-released in a single volume entitled Bedknob and Broomstick (1957). The books were adapted for the movie by Disney screenwriters Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi.
Q
Is there an extended version of this movie?
A
Yes. The movie was remastered in 1996 following the discovery of a song that was never included in the original movie - the extended version (available on DVD) includes two previously-unseen sequences, one introducing Emelius Browne, and one near the end of the movie. Also, some missing parts were overdubbed.
Q
In what year is the movie set?
A
The movie opens in WWII England, 1940, during the evacuation of children from war-torn London to the English countryside. That is how the three Rawlins children Charlie (Ian Weighill), Carrie (Cindy O'Callaghan), and Paul (Roy Snart) come to live with Miss Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury).
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Photos from cast
David Tomlinson Ian Weighill
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