Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gene Wilder
Willy Wonka
Peter Ostrum
Charlie Bucket
Jack Albertson
Grandpa Joe
Nora Denney
Mrs. Teevee
Roy Kinnear
Mr. Salt
Julie Dawn Cole
Veruca Salt
Paris Themmen
Mike Teevee
Denise Nickerson
Violet Beauregarde
Leonard Stone
Mr. Beauregarde
Diana Sowle
Mrs. Bucket
Ursula Reit
Mrs. Gloop
Michael Bollner
Augustus Gloop
Aubrey Woods
Bill
David Battley
Mr. Turkentine
Günter Meisner
Mr. Slugworth
Peter Capell
The Tinker
Werner Heyking
Mr. Jopeck
Peter Stewart
Winkelmann
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Computer Scientist (uncredited)
Marcus Powell
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Rusty Goffe
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Malcolm Dixon
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
Mr. Teevee (uncredited)
Kurt Großkurth
Mr. Gloop (uncredited)
Pat Coombs
Henrietta Salt (uncredited)
Franziska Liebing
Grandma Josephine (uncredited)
Dora Altmann
Grandma Georgina (uncredited)
Ernst Ziegler
Grandpa George (uncredited)
Frank Delfino
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Rudy Borgstaller
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
George Claydon
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Ismed Hassan
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Norman McGlen
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Angelo Muscat
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Stephen Dunne
Stanley Kael (uncredited)
Victor Beaumont
Doctor (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston
Mr. Slugworth (uncredited)
Michael Gahr
Reporter in Germany (uncredited)
Shin Hamano
Japanese Candy Store Owner (uncredited)
Jack Latham
First Newscaster (uncredited)
Gloria Manon
Mrs. Curtis (uncredited)
Ed Peck
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Pepi Poupee
Oompa Loompa
Bob Roe
Peter Goff (uncredited)
Madeline Stuart
Madeline Durkin (uncredited)
Albert Wilkinson
Oompa Loompa (uncredited)
Pia Arnold
Production Manager
Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
Stan Margulies
Producer
Karsten Ullrich
Sound Designer / Sound
Leslie Bricusse
Original Music Composer / Songs / Lyricist
David Saxon
Editor
Mel Stuart
Director
Arthur Ibbetson
Director of Photography
Renate Neuchl
Unit Production Manager / Unit Manager
David L. Wolper
Producer
Logan Frazee
Special Effects
Helen Colvig
Costume Design
Roald Dahl
Screenplay / Book
Jack Roe
Assistant Director
Stefan Zürcher
Second Assistant Director
Hendrik Wynands
Construction Manager
Thomas Ubelacker
Boom Operator
Susi Krause
Hairdresser
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 29, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingG
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$4,000,000
Filming LocationsGermany
Genres
Wiki.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene Wilder as candymaker Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of a poor child named Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) who, upon finding a Golden Ticket in a chocolate bar, wins the chance to visit Willy Wonka's chocolate factory along with four other children from around the world.
Filming took place in Munich from August to November 1970. Dahl was credited with writing the film's screenplay; however, David Seltzer was brought in to do an uncredited rewrite. Against Dahl's wishes, changes were made to the story, and other decisions made by the director led Dahl to disown the film. The musical numbers were written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley while Walter Scharf arranged and conducted the orchestral score.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was released in the United States on June 30, 1971, by Paramount Pictures. With a budget of $3 million, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, but was not a big financial success, only earning $4 million by the end of its original run. It received a nomination for Best Original Score at the 44th Academy Awards and Wilder was nominated for Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical at the 29th Golden Globe Awards. The film also introduced the song "The Candy Man", which went on to be recorded by Sammy Davis Jr. and become a popular hit. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has since become highly popular on repeated television airings and home video sales. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".