Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $20,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $17,900,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.35 |
Directed By
Robert Stevenson
Crew
Robert Stevenson
Don DaGradi
Mary Norton
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
Frank V. Phillips
Cotton Warburton
Irwin Kostal
Robert O. Cook
Milt Kahl
Ward Kimball
Ted Berman
Ralph Wright
Alan Maley
Danny Lee
Jack Colconda
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
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
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)
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