World Famous Comics: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (30th Anniversary Edition)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (30th Anniversary Edition)
Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson Directed By: Robert Stevenson, Les Perkins Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 20, 2001 Running Time: 1.39 USD Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 1971
Description: An Academy Award(R) winner for Best Visual Effects (1971), BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS is a magical blend of live action and animation that makes it one of Disney's most enduring classics. This magical 30th anniversary edition version of the film is now yours to enjoy in digital splendor on this remastered, fully restored DVD! BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS is the enchanting story of an amateur witch who, along with three precocious orphans, flies into one fantastic adventure after another aboard a bewitched bed. The legendary Angela Lansbury is charming as the witch, and the inimitable David Tomlinson (MARY POPPINS) delights as the amusing professor whose help Lansbury and the children enlist in order to find an ancient incantation that will save the country from hostile invaders! This special edition BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS DVD includes many bonus features and is sure to be a film the entire family will want to watch again and again!
Amazon.com: When a mail-order apprentice witch (Angela Lansbury) is saddled with three sibling refugees from London during World War II, the outlook is grim. But the kids soon discover her secret and sign on for adventure in the name of England. With the aid of a magical bed, they track down her fraudulent headmaster (David Tomlinson) to find the spell that will aid the Allies. Fascinated that she has actually achieved results with his lessons, he joins forces. The quintet does battle with corrupt booksellers, animated-lion royalty, and, eventually, invading Germans. Songs include Lansbury's Oscar-nominated "The Age of Not Believing." This film is often compared to director Robert Stevenson's earlier effort, Mary Poppins, and for good reason. In addition to Tomlinson, the movies share a fondness for magic at the hands of a good woman, light romance with an understanding male, and wide-eyed children. Stevenson also graces both films with interaction between humans and animated animals. Disney is wise to play up that aspect on its box this time around as both the underwater ball and the subsequent island soccer match are the most visually interesting and appealing parts of the film. Adults may find the 1971-vintage mixing of actors and animation a bit creaky, but kids used to a variety of animation quality will find the action a hoot. Ages 4 and up. The movie has been recut several times but was restored to the original length of 139 minutes for its 30th anniversary in 2001. --Kimberly Heinrichs
Bedknobs and Broomsticks My husband and I had been looking for this movie for quite some time and couldn't believe that we actually found this on Amazon.com. We were so excited and couldn't wait to share this with our entire family. Our grandchildren thought this was just absolutely awesome.
Childhood favorite I remember watching this movie everytime it came on TV (no DVD's/videos back then)! It's nice to share old school Disney with my kids. You even get a little history with the make believe. I STILL love this movie.
Old memories I remember when I was a little kid moving from Germany to the States. I loved this movie very much. I grew up watching this movie all the time. I just recently started searching for all the old movies that I grew up on and this is the first one I looked up. I want my kids to be able to see all the movies that I got to watch when I grew up. Even at 30 years old and having been in the army for 10 and a half years I still am kid at heart. Thank you amazon.com for having all these great movies.
bedknobs and broomsticks a great family movie. one u could watch over and over again it has great music for the film. it had nice extras on the dvd to watch.a timeless classic movie for the whole family.
Great I love this movie, ever since I was a kid. And it's just as good now as it was then. A must have for every home.
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