What is Bedknobs and Broomsticks?
{{Infobox movie | name = Bedknobs and Broomsticks | image = | caption = | director = [[Robert Stevenson (director)|Robert Stevenson]] | producer = [[Bill Walsh (producer)|Bill Walsh]] | screenplay = Bill Walsh<br />[[Don DaGradi]] | based_on = {{Based on|''The Magic Bed Knob'' &<br />''Bonfires and Broomsticks''|[[Mary Norton (author)|Mary Norton]]}} | starring = [[Angela Lansbury]]<br />[[David Tomlinson]]<br />Ian Weighill<br />[[John Ericson]]<br />[[Cindy O'Callaghan]]<br />Roy Snart | music = '''Songs:'''<br>{{nowrap|[[Richard M. Sherman]]}}<br>{{nowrap|[[Robert B. Sherman]]}}<br>'''Score:'''<br>[[Irwin Kostal]] | editing = [[Cotton Warburton]] | cinematography = [[Frank V. Phillips]] | studio = [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Productions]] | distributor = [[Buena Vista Distribution Company|Buena Vista Distribution]] | released = {{Film date|1971|10|7|United Kingdom|1971|12|13|United States}} | runtime = 117 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $20 million | gross = $17,871,174<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0BNAB.php|publisher=The Numbers|title=Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Box Office Information|access-date=January 12, 2012|archive-date=August 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815191604/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0BNAB.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} '''''Bedknobs and Broomsticks''''' is a 1971 [[musical movie]] produced by [[Walt Disney Productions]]. It combines [[live action]] and [[animation]]. It was released in North America on December 13, 1971. It is based on the books ''The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons'' and ''Bonfires and Broomsticks'' by English children's author [[Mary Norton (author)|Mary Norton]]. The movie is often compared to ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]''. It is also partly set in the streets of [[London]]. It shares some of the cast from Mary Poppins, a similar crew, the same song