Dec 22nd
Bedknobs and Broomsticks*
US 1971. Walt Disney. 131m(extended version).
An apprentice witch takes on three evacuees and teams up with a would-be magician to foil a German invasion.
Flimsy attempt by the Disney studio to replicate the success of Mary Poppins with poor period detail and a story lost in the face of animation sidelines and song and dance numbers, but the occasional memorable tune.
Written by: Bill Walsh, Don Da Gradi, based on the novel by Mary Norton.
Producer: Bill Walsh.
Director: Robert Stevenson.
Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Ray Snart, Cindy O'Callaghan, Ian Weighill, Tessie O'Shea, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, Bruce Forsyth.
Photography: Frank Phillips.
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman.
Special Effects: Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Alan Maley.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks*
US 1971. Walt Disney. 131m(extended version).
An apprentice witch takes on three evacuees and teams up with a would-be magician to foil a German invasion.
Flimsy attempt by the Disney studio to replicate the success of Mary Poppins with poor period detail and a story lost in the face of animation sidelines and song and dance numbers, but the occasional memorable tune.
Written by: Bill Walsh, Don Da Gradi, based on the novel by Mary Norton.
Producer: Bill Walsh.
Director: Robert Stevenson.
Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Ray Snart, Cindy O'Callaghan, Ian Weighill, Tessie O'Shea, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, Bruce Forsyth.
Photography: Frank Phillips.
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman.
Special Effects: Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Alan Maley.
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