Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Warner Bros.  (1971) 100 mins G

7.8 (38,557 votes)
Your golden ticket to imagination and adventure!

From the classic Roald Dahl story comes a lip-smacking delight with jolly tunes. With a golden ticket young Charlie Bucket wins a tour of the factory of wily mogul Wonka and run by his Oompa-Loompa crew. There Charlie, his Grandpa Joe and others discover a kind heart is a finer possession than a sweet tooth. Don't let the tour leave without you!...

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Cast and Crew
Gene Wilder  ......  Willy Wonka
Jack Albertson  ......  Grandpa Joe
Peter Ostrum  ......  Charlie Bucket
Roy Kinnear  ......  Henry Salt
Julie Dawn Cole  ......  Veruca Salt
Leonard Stone  ......  Sam Beauregarde
Director  .....  Mel Stuart
Producer  .....  Stan Margulies; David L. Wolper
Writer  .....  Roald Dahl
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Before Mike Teevee gets taken away, the Oompa Loompa shoe pom-poms are white. When the Oompa Loompas start singing the pom-poms are suddenly orange. (more)

Trivia:
The little scene with Charlie and his mom before the "Cheer Up, Charlie" song was filmed at 1:00 in the morning. (more)

Filming Locations:
Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany (more)

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! Wonka's got a new one today.
Children: What is it?
Bill, candy store owner: This is called a Scrumpdiddleumptious Bar.
(more)

Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination (more)