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- 100 Minutes
- Warner Bros.
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated: G
- Format: 1.33:1
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- Directed by Mel Stuart
- Written by Roald Dahl
- Starring Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Julie Dawn Cole, Michael Bollner, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear
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Synopsis:
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of a musical fantasy for the young, and the young at heart. The mysterious candy maker extraordinaire Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) hides a Golden Ticket inside five of his famous candy bars. The kids who find them are invited on a grand tour of the wondrous, wacky Wonka factory, and a chance for an even grander prize -- if they can resist temptation. The delightful musical score includes the hit song "The Candyman."
Nominated: Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score, 1972 Academy Awards; Best Actor (Wilder), 1972 Golden Globes
Review:
"WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is probably the best film of its sort since THE WIZARD OF OZ. It is everything that family movies usually claim to be, but aren't: delightful, funny, scary, exciting, and, most of all, a genuine work of imagination." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
(Read more)- More on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory:
- Profile of director Mel Stuart
- Article on where the actors are today
