Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) - film review

Family / Musical / Fantasy / Comedy

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is an American film comedy first released in 1971, directed by Mel Stuart. The film stars Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear and Julie Dawn Cole. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Credits

Director: Mel Stuart
Script: Roald Dahl, David Seltzer
Photo: Arthur Ibbetson
Cast: Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka), Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe), Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Roy Kinnear (Mr. Salt), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Leonard Stone (Mr. Beauregarde), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde), Nora Denney (Mrs. Teevee), Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee), Ursula Reit (Mrs. Gloop), Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop), Diana Sowle (Mrs. Bucket), Aubrey Woods (Bill), David Battley (Mr. Turkentine), Günter Meisner (Mr. Slugworth), Peter Capell (The Tinker), Werner Heyking (Mr. Jopeck), Peter Stuart (Winkelmann), Dora Altmann (Grandma Georgina), Rudy Borgstaller (Oompa Loompa), Tim Brooke-Taylor (Computer Operator), George Claydon (Oompa Loompa), Pat Coombs (Henrietta Salt), Frank Delfino (Auctioneer), Malcolm Dixon (Oompa Loompa), Stephen Dunne (Stanley Kael – Second Newscaster), Michael Gahr (Reporter in Germany), Rusty Goffe (Oompa Loompa), Kurt Großkurth (Mr. Gloop), Shin Hamano (Japanese Candy Store Owner), Ismed Hassan (Oompa Loompa), Jack Latham (First Newscaster), Franziska Liebing (Grandma Josephine), Gloria Manon (Mrs. Curtis), Norman McGlen (Oompa Loompa), Angelo Muscat (Oompa Loompa), Ed Peck (FBI Agent), Pepe Poupee (Oompa Loompa), Marcus Powell (Oompa Loompa), Bob Roe (Peter Goff), Madeline Stuart (Girl in Classroom), Albert Wilkinson (Oompa Loompa), Ernst Ziegler (Grandpa George)
Country: USA
Language: English / French / German
Runtime: 100 min

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