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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a media franchise based on the 1964 novel of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. It includes two books, three live-action theatrical films, three video games and miscellaneous other properties, such as touring musicals and theatrical adaptations, various merchandise and defunct amusement park ride.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a media franchise based on the 1964 novel of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. It includes two books, three live-action theatrical films, three video games and miscellaneous other properties, such as touring musicals and theatrical adaptations, various merchandise and defunct amusement park ride.
In what is perhaps Roald Dahl's most well-known work, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tells the tale of a boy named Charlie Bucket who wins a chance to visit the world-famous chocolate factory of the reclusive Willy Wonka.
The book has also been adapted into two major motion pictures: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 1971 and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005. A stand-alone film exploring Willy Wonka's origins titled Wonka was released in 2023. The book has spawned a media franchise with multiple video games, theatrical productions and merchandise.
- Roald Dahl
- 17 January 1964 (US version), 23 November 1964 (UK version)
- 1964
Jul 15, 2005 · With Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter. Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
- (507K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Tim Burton
- 2005-07-15
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, children’s book by Roald Dahl, first published in 1964. It was perhaps the most popular of his irreverent, darkly comic novels written for young people and tells the story of a destitute young boy who wins a golden ticket to tour the mysterious and magical chocolate factory of Willy Wonka. Summary.
Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a media franchise based on the 1964 novel of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. It includes two books, two live-action theatrical films, two video games, and a ride. Contents. Books. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1973)
