Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball, 1971
The Magic Bedknob
Mary Norton, 1943
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a movie directed by Robert Stevenson and Ward Kimball in 1971 and based on the book The Magic Bedknob by Mary Norton, first published in 1943. The movie features Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson, Tessie O’Shea, and others.
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Book by Mary Norton
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Storyline
During the Blitz, three orphaned children named Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are evacuated from London to Pepperinge Eye, where they are placed in the reluctant care of Miss Eglantine Price, who agrees to the arrangement temporarily. He gives the book to Miss Price, who is distraught to discover the final spell, Substitutiary Locomotion, is missing.
Movie vs Book
Year
1971
Minutes
117
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Director: Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball
Country: USA
Year: 1971
Length: 1h57m
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Year
1943
Pages
112
Book Rate
7.66
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Book
The Magic Bedknob
Author: Mary Norton
Country: UK
First published in: 1943
Length: 112 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
User polls & recommendations
“When a movie is being made out of a book, there is a mixed reaction on the part of fans. They are both extremely excited and also terrified.”
CASSANDRA CLARE (Writer)
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