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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi and with songs written by the Sherman Brothers. It was produced by Walsh for Walt Disney Productions and Walt Disney Cartoons. It is based upon the books The Magic Bedknob (1943) and Bonfires and Broomsticks…

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Based on
The Magic Bedknob & Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton
Box office
$17.9 million
Budget
$6.3 million
Cinematography
Frank V. Phillips
Country
United States
Directed by
Robert Stevenson

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Music

Stage musical adaptation

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Nodes135
Edges134
Triples232
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014815
Components1

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

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related to Casting · 43
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Although Peter Ustinov, Andrews, Angela Lansbury, Bedknobs, Before Bedknobs, Broomsticks, Carrie, Charlie, Cindy O'Callaghan, David Copperfield, David Tomlinson, Disney, Disney's, Eglantine Price, Emelius Browne, For, Halloween, He, However, Ian Weighill
related to Production · 36
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Although, As, Bed-Knob, Bedknobs, Bill Walsh, Bonfires, Broomstick, Broomsticks, DaGradi, Disney, Don DaGradi, During, Eglantine, English, He, However, In, In April, In August, Irwin Kostal
related to The original cast soundtrack · 32
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Academy Award, An, August, Bedknobs, Best Original Song, Broomsticks, Buena Vista Records, CD, Charlotte's Web, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Don't Let Me Down, Flair, Irwin Kostal, Kostal, Lassie, Mary Poppins, Nobody's Problems, Not Believing, Richard, Right Direction
related to Cover versions · 31
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Bedknobs, Beryl Reid, Broomsticks, Don't Let Me Down, Eglantine, Eglantine/Portobello Road/The Old Home, Finale, Flair, From Walt Disney Productions, Guard, Hugh Paddick, Judy Carne, Mike Sammes, Not Believing, Other, Overture, Portobello Road, Reprise, Reprises, Right Direction
related to Home media · 23
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Along, Bedknobs, Broomsticks, By October, CED, Collection, David Tomlinson, Disney, DVD, Film Facts, Fotomat Corporation, In, It, LaserDisc, March, October, Portebello Road, RCA, Sherman, The
related to Stage musical adaptation · 17
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → August, Bedknobs, Brian Hill, Broomsticks, Candice Edmunds, Disney Theatrical Productions, Ireland, It, Jamie Harrison, May, Michael Harrison, Neil Bartram, Newcastle, Sherman Brothers, The, Theatre Royal, UK
related to Release · 16
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Additionally, April, Bedknobs, Broomsticks, Eglantine, Flair, However, Nobody's Problems, Portobello Road, Radio City Music Hall, Right Direction, Roddy McDowall's, Step, The, When, With
Music by · 6
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Irwin Kostal, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Score:, Songs:, Songs: Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Score: Irwin Kostal
related to External links · 6
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Bedknobs, Broomsticks, IMDbBedknobs, Official, Rotten Tomatoes, TCM Movie Database
Starring · 5
Bedknobs and Broomsticks → Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, John Ericson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe

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film disney miss sherman price bedknobs children browne broomsticks mary mr musical lansbury poppins released robert walsh walt later also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Bedknobs and BroomsticksBased onThe Magic Bedknob & Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksBox office$17.9 million1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksBudget$6.3 million1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksCinematographyFrank V. Phillips1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksDirected byRobert Stevenson1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksDistributed byBuena Vista Distribution1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksEdited byCotton Warburton1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksMusic bySongs: Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Score: Irwin Kostal1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksMusic bySongs:1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksMusic byRobert B. Sherman1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksMusic byRichard M. Sherman1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksMusic byScore:1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksMusic byIrwin Kostal1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksProduced byBill Walsh1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksProduction companiesWalt Disney Productions Walt Disney Cartoons1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksRelease datesOctober 7, 1971 (1971-10-07) (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksRelease datesDecember 13, 1971 (1971-12-13) (United States)1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksRunning time117 minutes (1971 original version) 139 minutes (1996 reconstruction version)1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksScreenplay byBill Walsh1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksScreenplay byDon DaGradi1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksStarringAngela Lansbury1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksStarringDavid Tomlinson1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksStarringRoddy McDowall1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksStarringSam Jaffe1.00infobox
Bedknobs and BroomsticksStarringJohn Ericson1.00infobox
Bedknobs and Broomsticksis a1971 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi and with songs written by the Sherman Brothers0.90text

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