Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory [1971 film] (1971)

by Mel Stuart (Director), Roald Dahl (Screenwriter), David Seltzer (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Jack Albertson (Actor), Michael Bollner (Actor), Leslie Bricusse (Composer), Julie Dawn Cole (Actor), Dodo Denney (Actor) — 15 more, Charles Grodin (Actor), Arthur Ibbetson (Cinematography), Roy Kinnear (Actor), Kelly LeBrock (Actor), Stan Margulies (Producer), John Morris (Composer), Anthony Newley (Composer), Denise Nickerson (Actor), Peter Ostrum (Actor), Gilda Radner (Actor), Ursula Reit (Actor), Leonard Stone (Actor), Paris Themmen (Actor), Gene Wilder (Actor), David L. Wolper (Producer)

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Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.… (more)

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A poor little boy wins a ticket to visit the inside of a mysterious and magical chocolate factory. When he experiences the wonders inside the factory, the boy discovers that the entire visit is a test of his character. Based on the book by Roald Dahl.

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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

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.

SITAG_Family | Dec 14, 2022 |

Charlie is played by Peter Ostrum who does a great job. For me Gene Wilder is the perfect Willy Wonka, The Grandfather is played by Roy Kennear, also just right. (

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Eurekas | Aug 23, 2021 |

Still a classic. I have not seen the newer version to compare it, however. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Stuart, Mel	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Dahl, Roald	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Seltzer, David	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Albertson, Jack	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bollner, Michael	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bricusse, Leslie	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cole, Julie Dawn	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Denney, Dodo	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Grodin, Charles	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ibbetson, Arthur	Cinematography	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kinnear, Roy	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
LeBrock, Kelly	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Margulies, Stan	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Morris, John	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Newley, Anthony	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nickerson, Denise	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ostrum, Peter	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Radner, Gilda	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reit, Ursula	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stone, Leonard	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Themmen, Paris	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wilder, Gene	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wolper, David L.	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Essential Classics: Family Films: The Wizard of Oz, The Goonies, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Victor Fleming

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory [and] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Double Feature Video) by Mel Stuart

Hugo [and] Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Double Feature Video) by Martin Scorsese

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory [and] The Witches (Double Feature Video) by Mel Stuart

Beetlejuice / The NeverEnding Story / Scooby-Doo! / Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Videos) by Tim Burton

VHS 14: Tootsie/Willie Winka & the Chocolate Factory/Starman

Is an adaptation of

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

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Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory [2017 animated film] by Spike Brandt

Has as a reference guide/companion

Pure Imagination: The Making of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Mel Stuart

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Anthony Newley

Has as a supplement

I Want it Now! A Memoir of Life on the Set of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Julie Dawn Cole

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory [1971 film]

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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1971

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Willy Wonka

Charlie Bucket

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Wonka Chocolate Factory

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This work, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, is the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, not the book on which it is based.

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Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.

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