The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
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- G
- 1h 39min
- Family, Mystery
- 1974 (USA)
- Movie
Two children befriend ghosts in a haunted mansion. To help the ghosts, they make a potion allowing time travel to the past. After becoming housekeepers, they return to the mansion's past and aid the dead children.
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Cast verified as complete
| Graham Crowden | ... |
Mr. Clutterbuck
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| Dorothy Alison | ... |
Mrs. Allen
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Benjamin Smith | ... |
Benjamin
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Stuart Lock | ... |
Thomas
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| Deddie Davies | ... |
Meakin, Mrs. Wickens' Servant
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| David Lodge | ... |
Mr. Wickens
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| Madeline Smith | ... |
Bella
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| James Villiers | ... |
Uncle Bertie
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| Diana Dors | ... |
Mrs. Wickens the Housekeeper
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| Rosalyn Landor | ... |
Sara Latimer
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Marc Granger | ... |
Georgie Latimer
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Garry Miller | ... |
Jamie Allen
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| Lynne Frederick | ... |
Lucy Allen
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| Laurence Naismith | ... |
Mr. Blunden
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| Erik Chitty | ... |
Mr. Claverton
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| Reg Lye | ... |
Sexton
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| Paul Eddington | ... |
Vicar
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Aimée Delamain | ... |
Elsie Tucker
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Paddy Ward | ... |
Bus Driver
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Jerry Baker | ... |
Man in Church (uncredited)
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Rodney Cardiff | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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| Pauline Chamberlain | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Harold Coyne | ... |
Groom (uncredited)
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| Maxwell Craig | ... |
Passer-By (uncredited)
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Charlie Gray | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Dave Griffiths | ... |
Pub Patron (uncredited)
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Hubert Hill | ... |
Vicar (uncredited)
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Lew Hooper | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Fred Machon | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Harry Tierney | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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| Fred Wood | ... |
Procurer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | (written by) |
| Antonia Barber | ... | (based on the novel "The Ghosts" by) |
Produced by
| Barry Levinson | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Elmer Bernstein | ||
Cinematography by
| Gerry Fisher | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Teddy Darvas | ||
Editorial Department
| Roger Wilson | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Wilfred Shingleton | ||
Art Direction by
| Roy Forge Smith | ... | (as Roy Smith) |
Makeup Department
| George Frost | ... | makeup artist |
| Pat McDermott | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
| Bruce Sharman | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Clive Reed | ... | assistant director |
| Michael Murray | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
| Dusty Symonds | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Bryan Graves | ... | set dresser |
| George Hill | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
| Charles Crafford | ... | dubbing editor |
| Gordon Everett | ... | sound mixer |
| John Hayward | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Gordon K. McCallum | ... | sound recordist |
| Jean Newson | ... | dubbing editor |
| Patrick Heigham | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Pat Moore | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bernard Ford | ... | camera operator |
| Mike Rutter | ... | first assistant camera |
| Stephen Smith | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jimmy Spoard | ... | grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Elsa Fennell | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Evelyn Gibbs | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Music Department
| Elmer Bernstein | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Dick Lewzey | ... | music engineer (uncredited) / music mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pamela Davies | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Vicki Deason | ... | production secretary |
| Elizabeth Jeffries | ... | assistant to director |
| Maureen Newman | ... | production accountant |
| Romy Smallwood | ... | assistant to producer |
| Pauline Chamberlain | ... | dance choreographer (uncredited) |
| Janet Newman | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Hemdale (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- First American Films (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
- International Film Distributors (1978) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Disney Channel (1983) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- British Empire Films Australia (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- KNM Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Nickelodeon Network (1982) (United States) (tv)
- Second Sight Films (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (restored version)
- VCL (1980) (Australia) (video)
- VCL (1983) (Australia) (video)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (West Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Carolyn Pfeiffer (publicity)
- C.T.S. Studios (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A mysterious, very old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years previously. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do??
Written by Mark Smith |
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| Taglines | Follow him into fun, fantasy & fright -- he's a time-traveling ghost who's often out of sight. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Lynne Frederick (Lucy) wears the exact same blue Edwardian coat worn by Jenny Agutter two years earlier in Lionel Jeffries' previous film The Railway Children (1970). See more » |
| Goofs | Although the house is extremely derelict and overgrown and supposedly no one goes near it the lawns are neatly trimmed. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Diana Dors: Britain's Blonde Bombshell (2022). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The closing credits feature many of the characters waving goodbye to the audience, with an associated caption showing each actor's name. However the character names are never shown in the opening or closing credits. Only the very minor characters are given a conventional "actor / character" credit. See more » |
| Quotes |
[the children are keen to see some real ghosts]
Mr. Blunden: As they grow older they lose their power to believe in the unlikely. See more » |