the obvious parallel between walt disney charm fantasy bedknobs and broomstick and c. s. lewis chronicle of narnia be pretty apparent . there be more coincidence here than compare bedknobs and broomstick than with mary poppins even though a lot of the same creative talent go into the two disney film . like the chronicle of narnia it involve some english child leave london during the blitz and come to live in the country . and those kid have to deal with a world of magic . but unlike c. s. lewis the rawlins kid have the magic invade their world and help defeat the people make a mess of it in the here and now . no retreat to a fantasy kingdom like the pevensie kid . no heavy duty philosophy here from walt disney except maybe it not a good thing to mess with witch even apprentice one like angela lansbury who learn their magic from a charlatan like david tomlinson . ms. lansbury do not get to be one of the most bankable of performer for nothing . she carry her own brand of magic that even the special effect boy at disney couldn not top . and they win an oscar for the magic kingdom in that department for this film . two performer make their farewell to film in bedknobs and broomstick . tessie oshea play her last role in this film and she grace many a film in the united kingdom a one of their best love music hall performer . and that grand character actor reginald owen a the retired general who lead the old home guard in war and in song bid adieu to film audience around the world . the team of robert b. sherman and richard m. sherman who write the score for mary poppins write a good and serviceable one here . the age of not believe be nominate for an oscar and but lose to the theme from shaft . personally though i do like david tomlinson tribute to that most colorful of london street and portabello road . bedknobs and broomstick be a fine fantasy film that still hold up well after almost 40 year . imagine what it would be like with computer generate graphic .