Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)


Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Release Date07 October 1971
Budget$20,000,000
TaglineYou'll beWITCHED! You'll beDAZZLED! You'll be swept into a world of enchantment BEYOND ANYTHING BEFORE!
GenreAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Comedy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsDorset, England, UK
LanguageEnglish, German
Sound MixDolby, Mono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Family-Oriented Adventure, Animated Musical
Niche GenreChildren's/Family
MoodFantastic Reality
ThemesOrphans, Heroic Mission, Witches
TonesStylized, Fanciful, Light, Whimsical
TagsApprentice, Magic, Nazi, Orphan, Resistance, War, Witchcraft

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company which combines live action and animation and was released in North America on December 13, 1971. It is based upon the books The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton, and stars Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Miss Price

Emelius

Mr. Jelk

Bookman

Col. Heller

Swinburne

Cindy O'Callaghan
Carrie

Roy Snart
Paul

Ian Weighill
Charlie

Mrs. Hobday

Arthur Gould-Porter
Capt. Greer

Ben Wrigley
Portobello Rd. Workman

Gen. Teagler

Cyril Delevanti
Elderly Farmer

Rick Traeger
German Sergeant

Manfred Lating
German Sergeant

Vendor

Bob Holt
Codfish

Lennie Weinrib
Secretary Bird, Lion

Dal McKennon
Bear

Conrad Bachmann
German Soldier

Eric Brotherson
-

James Brugman
Royal Tank Regiment soldier playing tenor saxophone

Patrick Sullivan Burke
Soldier

Patrick Dennis-Leigh
Old Home Guardsman

Anthony Eustrel
Vendor

Morgan Farley
Old Piano Player

Ina Gould
Shopkeeper

Delos Jewkes
Old Home Guardsman

Sid Kane
Vendor

Milt Larsen
Spectator at Mr. Emelius Browne´s failed magic performance.

Mr. Widdenfield, the museum guard

George Mann
Old Home Guardsman

Barbara Morrison
-

Richard Peel
Vendor

Old Home Guardsman

Maxine Semon
Portobello Dancer

Arthur Space
Old Home Guardsman

Old Home Guardsman

Director

Writer

Ted Berman

Don DaGradi

Mary Norton

Producer

producer

Cinematographer

Frank V. Phillips

Editor

Cotton Warburton
-

Art Director

Peter Ellenshaw
-

John B. Mansbridge
-

Set Decorator

Hal Gausman
-

Emile Kuri
-

Costume Designer

Bill Thomas
-

Makeup Department

La Rue Matheron
hair stylist

Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist

Sharleen Rassi
hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Christopher Hibler
assistant director

Arthur J. Vitarelli
second unit director

Robert Webb
first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

John Emerson
assistant set decorator: underwater sequence

Sound Department

Dave Concors
sound mixer: restoration

Robert O. Cook
sound supervisor

William Komar
adr recordist: restoration

Ron Moortgat
sound researcher: restoration

Dean Thomas
sound mixer

Special Effects

Danny Lee
special effects

Eustace Lycett
special effects

Alan Maley
special effects

Hans Metz
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Jim Luske
assistant camera

John R. Shannon
still photographer

Michael St. Hilaire
assistant camera

Animation Department

Jack Boyd
animator

Jack Buckley
animator

Al Dempster
background artist

Don Griffith
layout artist

Joe Hale
layout artist

Fred Hellmich
animator

Ralph Hulett
background artist

Milt Kahl
animator

Dick Kelsey
background artist

Ward Kimball
animation director

Hal King
animator

Eric Larson
animator

Bill Layne
background artist

John Lounsbery
animator

Art Stevens
animator

McLaren Stewart
designer: animation-live action

Julius Svendsen
animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Shelby Anderson
assistant costume designer

Chuck Keehne
costumes

Emily Sundby
costumes

Editorial Department

Holly Austin
negative cutter: restoration

Romeo Fornoles
color timer

Tony Malanowski
editor: restoration

James W. Swain
editor: animation

Music Department

John Armentrout
music researcher

Andrew Belling
music reconstructor: restoration

Evelyn Kennedy
music editor

James MacDonald
assistant to conductor

Irwin Kostal
orchestrator, conductor, music arranger, music supervisor

Other Crew

Bob Baker
technical consultant

Carolyn Dyer
assistant choreographer

David Jonas
title designer

Milt Larsen
technical consultant

Manfred Lating
technical consultant

James McInnes
technical consultant

Donald McKayle
choreographer

Albert Mello
dance accompanist

Lois Thurman
script supervisor

Production Company

Walt Disney Productions
-

Distributor

Buena Vista Distribution Company
,

Walt Disney Company

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Walt Disney Home Video

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Abril Vídeo

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Gativideo

Suomi-Filmi

Miscellaneous

Spungbuggy Works
technical consultant

Pacific Title Digital
digital color sequence: restoration

Pacific Title and Art Studio
special opticals: restoration

Buena Vista Imaging
special titles: restoration

Walt Disney Animation Research Library
original backgrounds courtesy of: restoration

Disney Character Voices International
adr casting: restoration

Bakery, The
adr recording: restoration

Buena Vista Sound
sound services: restoration






Navigation Boxes
Disney theatrical animated features
A Goofy Movie (1995)
Aladdin (1992)
Bambi (1942)
Bambi II (2006)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bolt (2008)
Brother Bear (2003)
Cinderella (1950)
Dinosaur (2000)
Dumbo (1941)
Enchanted (2007)
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia/2000 (1999)
Hercules (1997)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Melody Time (1948)
Mulan (1998)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Peter Pan (1953)
Pinocchio (1940)
Pocahontas (1995)
Robin Hood (1973)
Tangled (2010)
Tarzan (1999)
Teacher's Pet (2004)
Films directed by Robert Stevenson
Back Street (1941)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Jane Eyre (1944)
Joan of Paris (1942)
Kidnapped (1960)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Old Yeller (1957)
The Love Bug (1968)
The Ware Case (1938)
To the Victor (1938)