Summary
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Cast
Angela Lansbury
Miss Price
David Tomlinson
Emelius
Roddy McDowall
Mr. Jelk
Sam Jaffe
Bookman
John Ericson
Col. Heller
Bruce Forsyth
Swinburne
Cindy O'Callaghan
Carrie
Roy Snart
Paul
Ian Weighill
Charlie
Tessie O'Shea
Mrs. Hobday
Arthur Gould-Porter
Capt. Greer
Ben Wrigley
Portobello Rd. Workman
Reginald Owen
Gen. Teagler
Cyril Delevanti
Elderly Farmer
Rick Traeger
German Sergeant
Manfred Lating
German Sergeant
John Orchard
Plaster Vendor
Bob Holt
Codfish (voice)
Lennie Weinrib
Secretary Bird / Lion (voice)
Dal McKennon
Bear (voice)
Leon Alton
Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Conrad Bachmann
German Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Jane Betts
Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Eric Brotherson
Man (uncredited)
Patrick Sullivan Burke
Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Patrick Dennis-Leigh
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel
Vendor (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
Old Piano Player (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Ina Gould
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Sid Kane
Book Vendor (uncredited)
Ed Kerrigan
Dancer (uncredited)
Milt Larsen
Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Edith Leslie
Spectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited)
Ysabel MacCloskey
Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Arthur Malet
Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)
George Mann
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Chris Marks
Man (uncredited)
James McInnes
Home Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Barbara Morrison
Vendor with Hat and Boa (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
Richard Peel
Vendor (uncredited)
Maria Pogee
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Raine
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Maxine Semon
Portobello Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Smith
Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Jerry Trent
Dancer (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Robert Stevenson
Novel
Mary Norton
Screenplay
Bill Walsh
Screenplay
Don DaGradi
Story
Ted Berman
Story
Ralph Wright
Reviews
Ruuz
March 18, 2018
8
When I was younger, I used to spend a lot of my life alone in a studio with one of those tiny little 15cm TVs you wouldn't be caught dead with nowadays, plugged in to a VCR player, and exactly three movies on VHS. One of those three movies (the best of those three) was _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_. I watched it multiple times a day, every day, for months at a time. A period piece musical that saw orphans and their witch-friend get an army of sentient suits of armour to fight the Nazis... Is it any bloody wonder I turned out the way I did?
Great movie though. Wouldn't kill me to see a remake with modern technology. So long as it kept the vibe and setting of the original.
_Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$20,000,000.00
Revenue:
$17,900,000.00
Keywords
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