Bedknobs and Broomsticks

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks Directed by Robert Stevenson Produced by Bill Walsh Written by Mary Norton (novel) Bill Walsh (screenplay) Narrated by Starring Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Voices Bob Holt Lennie Weinrib Dal McKennon Music Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Irwin Kostal Cinematography Frank V. Phillips Editing Cotton Warburton Distributor Walt Disney Pictures Buena Vista Distribution Release date(s) December 19, 1971 Running time 117 minutes (theatrical cut) 139 minutes (director's cut) Country United States Language English Budget $20,000 MPAA Rating G Preceded by Followed by IMDb profile

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical film produced by Buena Vista Distribution and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures which combines live action and animation and was released in North America on December 19, 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.

The film has similarities to Mary Poppins (1964): combining live action and animation and partly set in the streets of London. It shares some of the cast, namely Tomlinson, supporting actor Reginald Owen, a similar fimcrew, songwriters the Sherman Brothers, director Robert Stevenson, art director Peter Ellenshaw, and music director Irwin Kostal.