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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
· Movie
· 117 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #399
- IMDb #270
- Rotten Tomatoes #315
- Letterboxd #302
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #354
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #268
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- Metacritic Critics #265
- Criticker #169
- Kinopoisk #360
- AlloCiné #383
- Trakt #322
Every rating
48–92
out of 100
During World War II, three children are evacuated from London to the countryside home of a woman who is studying to become a witch. They embark on a magical adventure using a enchanted bedknob that can transport her bed anywhere. They journey to a magical island to find a secret spell that could help defend England from the invading enemy.
Details
- Director
- Robert Stevenson
- Writers
- Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Ralph Wright, Ted Berman
- Based on
- Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton
- Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
- Released
- 7 October 1971
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $17.9M
- Awards
- 1 win, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →1 major award won · 1 win from 6 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Special Visual Effects | Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, and Danny Lee | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John B. Mansbridge and Peter Ellenshaw ; Set Decoration: Emile Kuri and Hal Gausman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Costume Design | Bill Thomas | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score | Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ; Adaptation Score by Irwin Kostal | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Song – Original for the Picture | " The Age of Not Believing " Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1972 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Angela Lansbury | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Special Visual Effects | Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, and Danny Lee | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John B. Mansbridge and Peter Ellenshaw ; Set Decoration: Emile Kuri and Hal Gausman | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Bill Thomas | Nominee |
| Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score | Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ; Adaptation Score by Irwin Kostal | Nominee |
| Best Song – Original for the Picture | " The Age of Not Believing " Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Angela Lansbury | Nominee |