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Hold on tight for a magical, musical, fun-filled journey! When young Charlie, Carrie and Paul move to a small village during World War II, they discover their host, Miss Price (Angela Lansbury), is an apprentice witch! Although her early attempts at magic create hilarious results, she successfully casts a traveling spell on an ordinary bedknob, and they fly to the fantastic, animated Isle of Naboombu to find a powerful spell that will save England! Contains tobacco depictions.
Original Release
10/08/1971
US Release
12/13/1971
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Angela Lansbury | Miss Price |
David Tomlinson | Emelius |
Roddy McDowall | Mr. Jelk |
Sam Jaffe | Bookman |
John Ericson | Col. Heller |
Bruce Forsyth | Swinburne |
Cindy O'Callaghan | Carrie |
Roy Snart | Paul |
Ian Weighill | Charlie |
Tessie O'Shea | Mrs. Hobday |
Directors
Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball
Writers
Ralph Wright, Ted Berman, Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Mary Norton, Ken Anderson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Angela Lansbury | Miss Price |
David Tomlinson | Emelius |
Roddy McDowall | Mr. Jelk |
Sam Jaffe | Bookman |
John Ericson | Col. Heller |
Bruce Forsyth | Swinburne |
Cindy O'Callaghan | Carrie |
Roy Snart | Paul |
Ian Weighill | Charlie |
Tessie O'Shea | Mrs. Hobday |
Arthur Gould-Porter | Capt. Greer |
Ben Wrigley | Portobello Rd. Workman |
Reginald Owen | Gen. Teagler |
Cyril Delevanti | Elderly Farmer |
Rick Traeger | German Sergeant |
Manfred Lating | German Sergeant |
John Orchard | Plaster Vendor |
Bob Holt | Codfish / Codfish (voice) |
Lennie Weinrib | Secretary Bird / Lion (voice) / Lion |
Dal McKennon | Bear (voice) / Bear |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bill Walsh | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1972 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | Nominated |
1972 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
1972 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1972 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score | Nominated |
1972 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Visual Effects | Won |
1972 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |