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Overview
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Release Date:
30 June 1971 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's everybody's non-pollutionary, anti-institutionary, pro-confectionery factory of fun! more
Plot:
A poor boy wins the oppurtunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
'Charlie' Knocks Off 'Sith'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 2005)
Wilder Retracts Depp Criticism
(From WENN. 6 July 2005)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 2005)
Wilder Retracts Depp Criticism
(From WENN. 6 July 2005)
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Sweet as chocolate!
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Mel Stuart | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Roald Dahl | (screenplay) | |
| Roald Dahl | (book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") | |
| David Seltzer | (screenplay) uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Stan Margulies | .... | producer | |
| David L. Wolper | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Arthur Ibbetson | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Saxon | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Harper Goff | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Helen Colvig | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Susi Krause | .... | hairdresser | |
| Raimund Stangl | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Pia Arnold | .... | production manager | |
| Renate Neuchl | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Wolfgang Glattes | .... | assistant director | |
| Jack Roe | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Hendrik Wynands | .... | construction manager (as Hendrik G. Wynands) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles L. Campbell | .... | sound editor | |
| Richard Portman | .... | sound re-recordist (as Dick Portman) | |
| Karsten Ullrich | .... | sound | |
| Roger Sword | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Logan Frazee | .... | special effects (as Logan R. Frazee) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jim Danforth | .... | model animator: Wonkavator (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Paul Wilson | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ille Sievers | .... | wardrobe head | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Melvin Shapiro | .... | associate editor (as Mel Shapiro) | |
Music Department | |||
| Howard Jeffrey | .... | musical numbers staged by | |
| Walter Scharf | .... | conductor | |
| Walter Scharf | .... | music arranger | |
| Jack K. Tillar | .... | music editor (as Jack Tillar) | |
| Diana Lee | .... | singing voice: Diana Sowle (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Frawley Becker | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Trudy von Trotha | .... | script supervisor (as Trudi Von Trotha) | |
| Betty Walberg | .... | dance arrangements | |
| David L. Wolper | .... | presenter | |
| Walker Edmiston | .... | voice dubbing: Gunter Meisner (uncredited) | |
| Marci Sperling | .... | craft service (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- David L. Wolper Productions (as Wolper Pictures Ltd.)
- Paramount Pictures (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Warner Home Video (1984) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Marion Dougherty Associates casting: New York
- Selway Baker casting: London
- The Quaker Oats Company funding (uncredited)
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
100 min | West Germany:89 min (theatrical version)
Country:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) |
Dolby Digital (DVD Release)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) (re-rating) (1996) |
Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) (original rating) |
Portugal:M/6 |
Canada:G (Ontario - 2006) |
West Germany:6 |
Germany:o.Al. (re-rating) (2005) |
Finland:K-7 (1971) (uncut) |
Finland:S (1971) (cut) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Brazil:Livre |
Chile:TE |
France:U |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
USA:G
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Trivia:
Peter Ostrum, who plays Charlie Bucket, made no other films. He later became a veterinarian. In fact, of all the Wonka kids, Julie Dawn Cole is the only one still acting.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Willy Wonka plays the piano lock to enter the chocolate room, Mrs. Teevee misidentifies Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Overture to the Marriage of Figaro as something by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Bill, candy store owner: All right, all right, all right, what's it going to be? A Triple Cream Cup for Christopher. A Sizzler for June Marie. And listen!
[the children fall silent]
Bill, candy store owner: Wonka's got a new one today.
Children: What is it?
Bill, candy store owner: This is called a Scrumpdiddlyumptious Bar.
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Bill, candy store owner: All right, all right, all right, what's it going to be? A Triple Cream Cup for Christopher. A Sizzler for June Marie. And listen!
[the children fall silent]
Bill, candy store owner: Wonka's got a new one today.
Children: What is it?
Bill, candy store owner: This is called a Scrumpdiddlyumptious Bar.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "American Dad!: The Most Adequate Christmas Ever (#3.8)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Oompa-Loompa-Doompa-De-Do
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With the brand-new version of Tim Burton coming up, I thought it would be appropriate to watch the very first film-adaptation of Roald Dahl's popular children-novella first. Over 30 years old already, but this charming and moralistic fairy-tale still is a joy for all senses, with its likable main characters, exhilarating songs and valuable life-lessons. The movie might start out a little slow and overly dramatic with the extended portrait of the poor Charlie Bucket who has to work in order to support his family and he can only secretly dream about winning a grand tour in the wonderful chocolate factory owned by the mysterious Willy Wonka. But, when the miracle than occurs and Charlie walks into the factory together with four greedy kids, the movie REALLY takes off! The children and their adult companions are guided through the colorful landscapes and ingenious techniques of Wonka-world, where chocolate flows in rivers and candy bars can be taken out of TV-screens. This is a very fun movie and Dahl's rich but bizarre imagination is wonderfully put to the screen by Mel Stuart. The set pieces are magnificent and they really have the true magical feel of fantasy. Typical for Roald Dahl's work also is the slightly sinister and horrific touch, which is perfectly illustrated here in the unsettling boat-ride-through-the-cavern sequence. This particular scene is perhaps the most memorable one of the entire movie because of it's great use of sound and lighting! New surprises and eccentric plot-twists are provided every couple of seconds and Gene Wilder's jolly (but tempered) performance as the extravagant factory-owner really makes this movie complete. I can only hope the 2005 version will be as fabulous as this but I'm quite sure it will be. After all, if there's one team able to re-tell this insanely great tale, it has got to be Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is like a big bar of chocolate: delicious...and you're never too old to enjoy it!