Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / War
Synopsis
Screen legend Angela Landsbury gives a bewitching performance as an amateur witch who reluctantly takes in three precocious orphans. The children soon find themselves swept aboard a flying bed, it's magic brass bedknob their ticket to on fantastic adventure after another - including a visit to an enchanted island inhabited by wondrous animated animal characters, and the most hilarious soccer match in motion picture history.
Directed by
Robert Stevenson
Written by
Mary Norton (book "Bed-Knob and Broomstick"); Ted Berman (animation story); Ralph Wright (animation story); Bill Walsh (screenplay); Don DaGradi (screenplay).
Starring
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 (as Arthur E. Gould-Porter)); Ben Wrigley (Portobello Rd. Workman); Reginald Owen (Gen. Teagler); Cyril Delevanti (Elderly Farmer); Rick Traeger (German Sergeant). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
Important: the following essays and comments are authored by Soul Food Cinema readers. Whilst the Editor prays for the spiritual integrity of all content of this site, it should be noted that these represent personal opinions and carry no official endorsement. If you consider any content to be a misrepresentation of Catholic teaching, please contact SFC. May God bless you and enlighten you in your reading.
-
Articles, Essays and Reviews
-
Please contact SFC if you are interested in submitting an essay on this film.
-
Readers' Comments and Opinions
-
Click the link to comment on this film. You may like to copy the film title and year (as given above) to your clipboard now for pasting into the following form.
