Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Angela LansburyMiss Price
- David TomlinsonEmelius
- Roddy McDowallMr. Jelk
- Sam JaffeBookman
- John EricsonCol. Heller
- Bruce ForsythSwinburne
- Cindy O'CallaghanCarrie
- Roy SnartPaul
- Ian WeighillCharlie
- Tessie O'SheaMrs. Hobday
Recommendations
- 91
IndieWire
The script is tight and witty with sparks of sophistication. This is a film that, while never quite given the rightful place in the Disney canon it deserved, had a positive influence on many lives over the decades, including that of this writer. - 89
Austin Chronicle
Oscar-winning special effects and animation sequences by Ward Kimball make this musical fantasy a perennial favorite. - 80
Variety
The magic of Walt Disney lingers magnificently on in Bed knobs and Broomsticks. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Filled with unique special effects and delightful music. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is the new Disney production from the team that made Mary Poppins, and it has the same technical skill and professional polish. It doesn't have much of a heart, though, and toward the end you wonder why the Poppins team thought kids would like it much. - 60
Empire
Like Lansbury, the film has aged well and retains almost all of it's magic. - 60
The New York Times
A tricky, cheerful, aggressively friendly Walt Disney fantasy for children who still find enchantment in pop-up books, plush animals by Steiff and dreams of independent flight. - 50
Chicago Reader
It's more sophisticated than the usual run of Disney product, but it lacks the inventiveness that could endow it with genuine charm.
