Overview

Production co: Walt Disney Productions

►139 min (restored version) (1996) (USA) □ 7 October 1971 (UK)

Library synopsis: [Fr] En Automne 1940, à Londres, trois enfants devennient orphelins et sans toit. Ils sont évacués par le Ministère de la Défense Civile à Pepperinge Eye, un petit village de la côte, défendu par un détachement de vétérans survivants de la Première Guerre Mondiale. Dès leur arrivée, ils sont placés chez Eglantine Price (Lansbury), une dane célibataire avec qui les enfants ont une chose en commun… une aversion mutuelle. Written by Georges Hemeret

Director: Robert Stevenson

Cult stars: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe

Cult relevance index: ₪ 6.8 / 10

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Related videos

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Essential inner links and references

Euro Cinema [France / August-September 1972] (mg)  |  Amarcord [Italy / A. 2 - Nr. 10 - September-October 1997] (mg)  |  La Espada Magica [Spain / 2006] (bk)  |  Vampir [West Germany / Nr. 7 - May 1974] (fz)

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Gallery and video classification

Basic Card

Genre	Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director	Robert Stevenson
Writers	Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Mary Norton, Ralph Wright, Ted Berman
Producer	Bill Walsh
Cast	Angela Lansbury, Anthony Eustrel, Arthur Gould-Porter, Arthur Malet, Arthur Space, Barbara Morrison, Ben Wrigley, Bob Holt, Bruce Forsyth, Cindy O'Callaghan, Conrad Bachmann, Cyril Delevanti, Dal McKennon, David Tomlinson, Delos Jewkes, Eric Brotherson, George Mann, Hank Worden, Ian Weighill, Ina Gould, Jack Raine, James Brugman, John Ericson, John Orchard, Lennie Weinrib, Manfred Lating, Maxine Semon, Milt Larsen, Morgan Farley, Patrick Dennis-Leigh, Patrick Sullivan Burke, Reginald Owen, Richard Peel, Rick Traeger, Roddy McDowall, Roy Snart, Sam Jaffe, Sid Kane, Tessie O'Shea
Certification	Peru:PT / Brazil:Livre / West Germany:o.Al. / Portugal:M/4 / New Zealand:G / Netherlands:AL / Argentina:Atp / Australia:G / Canada:G / Chile:TE / Finland:S / Sweden:Btl / UK:U / USA:G (certificate 22759) / Iceland:L
Country	USA
Language	English, German
Release date	UK 7 October 1971 (premiere) | USA 11 November 1971 (New York City, New York) | USA 13 December 1971 | Argentina 23 December 1971 | Brazil 7 January 1972 | Spain 16 October 1972 | Sweden 23 October 1972 | Finland 27 October 1972 | France 27 October 1972 | Italy 14 December 1972 | West Germany 15 December 1972 | Denmark 26 December 1972 | Hong Kong 18 January 1973 | Japan 10 March 1973 | Uruguay 19 September 1974 | Italy 8 January 1978 (Rome) (re-release) | France 24 June 1981 (re-release) | Australia 18 August 1983 (re-release)
Also known as	Bedknobs and Broomsticks USA (original title) | La bruja novata Argentina / Spain | Ágygömb és seprünyél Hungary | A Meiga novata Spain (Galician title) | Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition USA (longer version) | Die tollkühne Hexe in ihrem fliegenden Bett West Germany | Galki od lózka i kije od miotly Poland | Heksen en bezemstelen Netherlands (dubbed version) | Hokkuspokkus taikaluudalla Finland | Hokus pokus kosteskaft Denmark | L'apprentie sorcière France | Magisses kai skoupoxyla Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | Pomi d'ottone e manici di scopa Italy | Sängknoppar och kvastskaft Sweden | Se Minha Cama Voasse Brazil | Se a Minha Cama Voasse... Portugal
Filming locations	Dorset, England, UK (castle) | Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USA (studio)
Box office/business	Spain - Gross: € 971.172,99 (recalculed) | Admissions: 1.704.426 || Sweden - Gross: SEK 838.193 | Admissions: 95.027 || Budget: $20,000,000 (estimated) | Copyright Holder: MCMLXXI Walt Disney Productions, ©1996 Disney Enterprises, Inc. (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distribution company	Buena Vista Distribution Company (1971) (USA) (theatrical) | Walt Disney Company (1971) (UK) (theatrical) | C.I.C. (Italy) (theatrical) | Filmayer S.A. (Spain) (theatrical) | American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1987) (USA) (TV) | Walt Disney Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) | Walt Disney Home Video (Italy) (VHS) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2001) (USA) (DVD) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD) | Buena Vista International (1973) (Japan) (theatrical) | Suomi-Filmi (1972) (Finland) (theatrical) | Walt Disney Productions (1981) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) | Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) | Buena Vista Distribution Company (UK) (TV) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Mexico) (DVD) | Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS) | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Runtime	117 min | USA: 139 min (restored version) (1996) | 99 min (re-release) (1980) | Italy: 110 min | France: 118 min | Spain: 117 min | West Germany: 89 min
Technical specifications	Sound Mix: Dolby (25th anniversary special edition) | Mono (RCA Sound Recording) (original release) | Color: Color (Technicolor) | Laboratory: Four Media Company, Burbank (CA), USA (restoration) | Film length (metres): 2705 m (Finland) (shortened version) (1980), 3228 m (Finland) (1972) | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm | Aspect ratio: 1.33 : 1 (2001 VHS release), 1.66 : 1 (intended ratio), 1.37 : 1 (negative ratio)