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Certificate U

Cast Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall Sam Jaffe

Directors Robert Stevenson

Screenwriters Ralph Wright Mary Norton

Running Time 117 minutes

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Angela Lansbury, initailly in the Mary Poppins mould, eventually takes on the entire German Army with three bratty kids and a magical brass bed.

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Plot
During WWII three evacuee children are sent to live with Eglantine Price, who turns out to be a trainee witch. From there they embark on a series of adventures, travelling using a magic bed, in search of the mystical words that will enable Price to help with the war effort.

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