Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Acting
Lansbury's commitment to a woman who takes witch school VERY seriously.
Practical Effects
The Portobello Road sequence—practical effects doing what CGI wishes it could.
Score
Sherman Brothers at peak 'we have three days to write twelve songs' energy.
Director
Robert Stevenson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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