A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
- Roald Dahl(screenplay by)
- David Seltzer(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Roald Dahl(screenplay by)
- David Seltzer(screenplay by)
- Stars
Nora Denney
- Mrs. Teevee
- (as Dodo Denney)
Günter Meisner
- Mr. Slugworth
- (as Gunter Meisner)
- Roald Dahl(screenplay by) (book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory")
- David Seltzer(screenplay by) (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe reactions of the actors and actresses in some scenes are spontaneous:
- In the scene in which Wonka limps out of his factory to greet the Golden Ticket winners, everyone's reaction was genuine.
- When the children first enter the Chocolate Room and see the candy gardens, their reactions are genuine.
- When filming the tunnel scene, the actors' reactions to Wonka's singing were genuine; Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson, and Denise Nickerson were all terrified and had thought Gene Wilder had gone into a psychotic meltdown.
- In the scene where Wonka is screaming at Charlie and Grandpa Joe, Ostrum's and Albertson's reactions are real. Wilder actually wanted to tell Ostrum beforehand, but director Mel Stuart advised strongly against it, so as not to ruin the illusion of surprise.
- GoofsWhen Wonka first allows the children into the chocolate room he makes an umbrella by sticking the bottom of his cane into a "mushroom" top and then holding the cane upside-down. As he twirls the umbrella you can see the stab holes in the Styrofoam bottom from prior takes (at around 18 mins).
- Quotes
Mrs. Gloop: Don't just stand there, do something!
Willy Wonka: [unenthusiastically] Help. Police, Murder.
- Crazy creditsAt the same time as the end credits are playing, the film shows the Wonkavator rising higher and higher.
- Alternate versionsThe 1971 German version was cut down to 89 minutes, deleting the complete boat scene from the entering of the tunnel till the arriving and several other scenes, that might not be suitable for younger viewers (it was rated age 6) . There it now a complete version available, with the reentered scenes subtitled.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kidsongs: What I Want to Be (1987)
- SoundtracksThe Candy Man
(uncredited)
Lyrics and Music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Performed by Aubrey Woods
Review
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Charming, and hugely enjoyable!
This is a hugely enjoyable film, based upon the book by Roald Dahl. The film does have a number of merits, especially the flawless performance of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, a characterisation that is charming and funny at the same time. Another standout is Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe, his scenes with Charlie were lovingly realised, but in his song, he was just hilarious, and his singing voice was remarkably good. However, whereas Peter Ostrum is perfectly agreeable in terms of acting as Charlie, he is let down by his lack of any real singing ability. Though the film does look beautiful with excellent cinematography and colourful sets, and the supporting characters like the Oompa Loompas, the odiously spoilt Veruca Salt, television addict Mike Tevee and the rather disgusting Violet Bueragarde, are very well done, and the actors are further advantaged by a wonderful sparkling script. The songs are lovely, especially Oompa Loompa, Imagination and I want it Now, though I will say I felt Cheer Up Charlie was rather tedious and slowed the film down quite considerably. Overall, a beautiful film, and I do think it is underrated. 8/10 Bethany Cox.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 15, 2009
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- 1 hour 40 minutes
- Mono(original release)
- (original & negative ratio, open matte)
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