Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Three evacuated siblings team up with an eccentric spinster to master a magical portal and thwart dark forces threatening both their hidden realm and the wartime world above.
“You'll beWITCHED! You'll beDAZZLED! You'll be swept into a world of enchantment BEYOND ANYTHING BEFORE!”
Synopsis
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children discover a portal to a magical world beneath the woman's house, where they become embroiled in a conflict between good and evil forces.
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A crew of 65+ credited
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Edited by Cotton WarburtonShot by Frank V Phillips
Box Office
1971 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$17.9M
Also known as
- Die tollkühne Hexe in ihrem fliegenden Bettde
- L'Apprentie sorcièrefr
- Pomi d'ottone e manici di scopait
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Cast & Crew
65 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Angela Lansbury
as Miss Price
David Tomlinson
as Emelius
Roddy Mcdowall
as Mr. Jelk
Sam Jaffe
as Bookman
John Ericson
as Col. Heller
Bruce Forsyth
as Swinburne
Cindy O Callaghan
as Carrie
Roy Snart
as Paul
Ian Weighill
as Charlie
Tessie O Shea
as Mrs. Hobday
Arthur Gould Porter
as Capt. Greer
Ben Wrigley
as Portobello Rd. Workman
Supporting cast
44Reginald Owen
as Gen. Teagler
Cyril Delevanti
as Elderly Farmer
Rick Traeger
as German Sergeant
Manfred Lating
as German Sergeant
John Orchard
as Plaster Vendor
Bob Holt
as Codfish (voice)
Lennie Weinrib
as Secretary Bird / Lion (voice)
Dal Mckennon
as Bear (voice)
Leon Alton
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Conrad Bachmann
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Don Barclay
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Jack Berle
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Jane Betts
as Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Eric Brotherson
as Man (uncredited)
Patrick Sullivan Burke
as Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Robert Cole
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Patrick Dennis Leigh
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel
as Vendor (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
as Old Piano Player (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Ina Gould
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Sid Kane
as Book Vendor (uncredited)
Ed Kerrigan
as Dancer (uncredited)
Milt Larsen
as Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Edith Leslie
as Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Ysabel Maccloskey
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Arthur Malet
as Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)
George Mann
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Chris Marks
as Man (uncredited)
James Mcinnes
as Home Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Barbara Morrison
as Vendor with Hat and Boa (uncredited)
William H O Brien
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Richard Peel
as Vendor (uncredited)
Maria Pogee
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Raine
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Maxine Semon
as Portobello Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Smith
as Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Space
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Jerry Trent
as Dancer (uncredited)
Hank Worden
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Directors
2Writers
5Producers
2Other crew
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