Angela Lansbury,
David Tomlinson,
Roddy McDowall,
Sam Jaffe,
John Ericson
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks was produced several years after Walt Disney's death and released in the fall of 1971. As it turned out, Bedknobs was frequently compared to Mary Poppins -- probably thanks to... read more
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Release Date: November 11, 1971
Keywords:
family,
kids,
angela lansbury,
live action,
disney film,
mary poppins,
Angela Lansbury ,
Mary Poppins ,
David Tomlinson ,
Portobello Road
DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001
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Flixster Reviews (4,860)
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January 20, 2012A fun adventure, with what was probably quite an impressive mix in 1971 of animation and Actors combined. Very drawn out and very dated now, although the Portobello Market scene was really enjoyable.
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October 13, 2010I really liked plot and music in this film. Also the acting was really good.
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August 29, 2010If you are thinking about watching this movie now, please don't bother. You'll find this extremely boring and stupid. The story already gives you the hint and also the year when it was released. I remember watching this a long time ago and liking it. But I was young so that was a... read more
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August 19, 2010It's been ages since I last saw this, but I doubt that it's gotten any less funny, whimsical, or entertaining.
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July 29, 2010really boring. way too long. hardly anything i liked about this movie. D
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June 4, 2010What a weird movie, even to this day I marvel at it's lack of reality. The blending of animation and live-action was touched on in Mary Poppins, but this goes even further and takes the story completely off the reservation. I think it's a lot more enjoyable than Mary Poppins, it ... read more
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September 11, 2009In "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," an apprentice witch (Angela Lansbury) is just learning how to be successful at performing spells, flying on a broom, and other things that witches do. However, the book she has been learning from is missing its last page and she's real eager to lear... read more
Critic Reviews
November 3, 2009
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
November 3, 2009
Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine
The fantasy is earthbound, the score by Richard and Robert Sherman (who also wrote music and lyrics for Mary Poppins) is forgettable, the special effects lackadaisical. Full Review
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety
It is when the film [based on the book by Mary Norton] dives deeply into the realms of fantasy that it is most enjoyable. Full Review
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times
I suspect the movie will be something of a long, uninterrupted sit for the very children for whom it's intended, and an even longer one for those parents and guardians (both adults and teen-age) who w... Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Disney organization is worst when it makes "family entertainment" and best when it sticks to pure, simple, charming fantasy. Full Review
April 3, 2012
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Disney's multi-Oscar nominated musical is not as good as Mary Poppins to which it's often compared, but Angela Lansbury is well-cast and most of the visual effects, which won the Oscar, are impressive. Full Review
December 15, 2010
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
A fun, fairly intelligent, unexpectedly witty example of cinema for children at a time when that genre was at one of its lowest-ever ebbs Full Review
October 1, 2010
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Delightful Disney charmer may be too long for youngest. Full Review
November 3, 2009
Richard Luck, Film4
It's a little uneven but at its best Bedknobs And Broomsticks rivals the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins. Full Review
November 3, 2009
Ian Nathan, Empire Magazine
Like Lansbury, the film has aged well and retains almost all of its magic. Full Review
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