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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1), Clamshell Casing
An Academy Award winner for Best Visual Effects, Bedknobs And Broomsticks features a spellbinding mix of live action and animation that makes it one of Disney's most delightfully endearing classics. Screen legend Angela Lansbury gives a bewitching performance as an amateur witch who reluctantly takes in three precocious orphan children. The children soon find themselves swept aboard a flying bed, its magic brass bedknob their ticket to one fantastic adventure after another--including a visit to an enchanted island inhabited by wondrous animated animal characters. The foursome eventually join forces with an amusing professor to track down an ancient incantation that could save the country from hostile invaders. Own Bedknobs And Broomsticks and it's your turn to take a ride on a fun-filled flight of fantasy, music and Disney magic for all ages.
"A thoroughly entertaining fantasy." Leonard Maltin, The Disney Films
Editor's Note
In England during World War II, three young kids are forced to evacuate their home and move in with the eccentric Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury). At first the youths are unhappy--until they discover that Eglantine is studying to become a witch. Eglantine teaches the children magic, using her new powers to take them on fantastic, fun-filled adventures, all of which they experience on a flying bedframe. But when the neophyte witch decides to use her powers to help the Brits win the war, will she succeed...or will she just create more havoc? Robert Stevenson directs this delightful Disney film that mixes live action and animation splendidly.
Plot Summary
BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS is a delightful Disney production that combines live-action and animated sequences. A novice witch aids the British forces during WWII with the help of her young sidekicks. Along the way, they travel to a mystical land inhabited by talking animals where they must take possession of an amulet that holds the key to defeating the bad guys.
| Features | "The Worm Turns" Mickey Mouse Short | | "Portobello Road" Recording Session With David Tomlinson | | Fully Restored And Remastered | | "Music Magic" Featurette With The Sherman Brothers & Angela Lansbury | | Scene Access | | "The Vanishing Private" Donald Duck Short | | Deleted Song: "A Step In The Right Direction" | | Interactive Menus | | Theatrical Trailers | | Still Frame Galleries |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista (Disney) |
| Release Date: 3/2/2004 |
| Running Time: 139 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1971 | | Catalog ID: 1960803 | | UPC: 00717951008596 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1972) |  | Danny Lee, Eustace Lycett, Alan Maley, Winner, Best Effects-Visual Special Effects | | | Peter Ellenshaw, Hal Gausman, Emile Kuri, John B. Mansbridge, Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | | | Bill Thomas, Nominee, Best Costume Design | | | Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman, Irwin Kostal, Nominee, Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score | | | Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman, Nominee, Best Music, Song | |
Golden Globe (1972) | | | Angela Lansbury, Nominee, Best Motion Picture Actress-Musical Comedy |
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| | Professional Reviews | The Oscar Guy 8 of 10
Angela Lansbury gives this film an exciting lift and retains her title as one of the foremost actresses of any time period... The film is stylish and brilliant, a sure-fire classic for children. - Wesley Lovell
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