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Jun 30, 1971 · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Directed by Mel Stuart. With Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear. 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.
- Mel Stuart
- 492
- 3 min
Budget. $3 million [4] Box office. $4 million [4] [5] 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 chocolatier Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of a poor child named ...
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
- Mel Stuart
- Adrienne Tyler
- Johnny Depp
- Tim Burton
- Willy Wonka In the Original Movie & Tim Burton’s Remake. Burton's Version Of Wonka Is More Faithful To The Novel. Wonka’s reputation as a candymaker is unlike any other, as he’s known for creating truly unique candies that are a whole experience rather than just a regular sweet.
- The Oompa-Loompas. The Oompa-Loompas In The 1971 Movie Are More Mysterious But Have Less Relevance. In early editions of the novel, Oompa-Loompas were described as African Pygmies, but they were changed to be white-skinned and golden-haired, and their country of origin was Loompaland.
- The Chocolate Factory. Both Movies Feature Practically Built Chocolate Rivers. The sets and effects in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory may now look outdated, but they’re actually quite impressive when considering the limitations in special effects at the time.
- The Story. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory Feels More Like A Charlie Bucket Story, & Vice Versa. Both films follow the book's central idea: Willy Wonka hid five golden tickets in chocolate bars, and the children who found them were granted entrance to the factory.
- Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka) Before he died at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2016, Wilder (born Jerome Silberman) earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for 1974’s Young Frankenstein (along with regular collaborator Mel Brooks), as well as a Golden Globe Best Actor nod for 1976’s Silver Streak, in which he starred with frequent comedy partner Richard Pryor.
- Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket) After his starring role as Willy Wonka’s Charlie Bucket, Ostrum decided the film industry “just wasn’t for'' him. Instead, he pursued a degree in veterinary medicine and earned his doctorate from Cornell University in 1984.
- Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe) An Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner, Jack Albertson returned to Broadway in 1972, co-starring with Sam Levene in Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys.
- Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) Unlike her costars, Cole parlayed her Willy Wonka debut into a decades-long TV career in her native United Kingdom, including roles on BBC series Angels and Poldark in the mid to late 1970s and in the TV movie remake of Camille alongside Colin Firth in 1984.
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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 standalone 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.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
