The Worst Witch (1986)

Directed by

Robert Young

Genre

fantasy film, family film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

U

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A clumsy young witch named Mildred Hubble struggles to learn magic at a boarding school for witches. She tries to avoid disaster before a big Halloween celebration with the Grand Wizard.

whimsicallightheartedplayfulgentlecheerfulnostalgicmusicalsilly

What happens

The Worst Witch is a 1986 British musical fantasy television film based on the first children's book in The Worst Witch series, written in 1974, by the English author Jill Murphy. The film stars Fairuza Balk as Mildred Hubble, who is the "Worst Witch" at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. Charlotte Rae plays Miss Cackle, Diana Rigg stars as Miss Hardbroom, and Tim Curry plays the Grand Wizard who appears at Halloween. The opening and closing song, "Growing Up Isn't Easy", is performed by the English West End theatre star Bonnie Langford. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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