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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Movie·1971·Family, Animation, Fantasy·1h 57m·7.0 (1,028)·Directed by Robert Stevenson

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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.

Castfull cast & details

Angela LansburyAngela LansburyMiss PriceDavid TomlinsonDavid TomlinsonEmeliusRoddy McDowallRoddy McDowallMr. JelkSam JaffeSam JaffeBookmanJohn EricsonJohn EricsonCol. HellerBruce ForsythBruce ForsythSwinburne
Cindy O'Callaghan
Cindy O'CallaghanCarrie
Roy Snart
Roy SnartPaul

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