Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971, G, 117 min. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Starring Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., June 22, 2000

Oscar-winning special effects and animation sequences by Ward Kimball make this musical fantasy a perennial favorite. The story tells of the triumph of a rookie witch and some foster children who save Great Britain from the Nazis.

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Robert Stevenson, Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe

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