Bedknobs and Broomsticks
England 1940: Three children are evacuated to the country where they live with an amateur witch who is planning to use her magic to repel a Nazi invasion.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Miss Eglantine Price Angela Lansbury
- Emelius Browne David Tomlinson
- Mr Jelk Roddy Mcdowall
- Bookman Sam Jaffe
- Colonel Heller John Ericson
- Swinburne Bruce Forsyth
- Mrs Hobday Tessie O'shea
- Captain Greer Arthur Gould-porter
- Portobello Road workman Ben Wrigley
- General Teagler Reginald Owen
- elderly farmer Cyril Delevanti
- German sergeant Rick Traeger
- German sergeant Manfred Lating
- vendor John Orchard
- Charlie Ian Weighill
- Paul Roy Snart
- Carrie Cindy O'callaghan
- codfish Robert Holt
- bird & lion Lennie Weinrib
- bear Dal Mckennon
- [.] Patrick Cranshaw
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Robert Stevenson
- Second Unit Director Arthur J. Vitarelli
- Assistant Director Christopher Hibler
- Script Supervisor Lois Thurman
Rights
Production
- Walt Disney Productions presents Walt Disney Productions
- Distributed by Inc. Buena Vista Film Distribution Co.
- Produced by Bill Walsh
- [Production Manager] John Bloss
- Studio Walt Disney Studios
Writing
- Screenplay by Bill Walsh
- Screenplay by Don Da Gradi
- Based on the book by Mary Norton
- Animation Story Ralph Wright
- Animation Story Ted Berman
Photography
- Director of Photography Frank Phillips
Special Effects
- Special Effects Alan Maley
- Special Effects Eustace Lycett
- Special Effects Danny Lee
Animation
- Animation Director Ward Kimball
- Animation Milt Kahl
- Animation Art Stevens
- Animation John Lounsbery
- Animation Julius Svendsen
- Animation Eric Larson
- Animation Hal King
- Animation Fred Hellmich
- Animation Jack Buckley
- Animation Jack Boyd
- Layout Don Griffith
- Layout Joe Hale
- Background Al Dempster
- Background Dick Kelsey
- Background Bill Layne
- Background Ralph Hulett
Editing
- Film Editor Cotton Warburton
- Animation Film Editor James W. Swain
Design
- Art Director John B. Mansbridge
- Art Director Peter Ellenshaw
- Animation - Live-action Design McLaren Stewart
- Set Decorator Emile Kuri
- Set Decorator Hal Gausman
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by Bill Thomas
- Assistant to the [Costume] Designer Shelby Anderson
- Costumes Chuck Keehne
- Costumes Emily Sundby
Make-up
- Make-up Robert J. Schiffer
- Hair Stylist La Rue Matheron
Titles
- Title Design David Jonas
Film processing
- Colour by Technicolor
Music
- Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman
- Music and Lyrics by Robert B. Sherman
- Dance Accompanist Albert Mello
- Music Supervised, Arranged and Conducted by Irwin Kostal
- Assistant to the [Music] Conductor James Macdonald
- Music Editor Evelyn Kennedy
Choreography
- Choreography by Donald Mckayle
- Assistant Choreographer Carolyn Dyer
Sound
- Sound Supervisor Robert Cook
- Sound Mixer Dean Thomas
- Sound System RCA Sound System
Consultant
- Technical Consultant Manfred Lating
- Technical Consultant Milt Larsen
- Technical Consultant James Mcinnes
- Technical Consultant Bob Baker
- Technical Consultant Spungbuggy Works