From the classic Roald Dahl story comes a lip-smacking delight with jolly tunes, among them The Candy Man and Pure Imagination. With a golden ticket young Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) wins a tour of the factory of wily mogul Wonka (Gene Wilder) and run by his Oompa-Loompa crew. There Charlie, his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) and others discover a kind heart is a finer possession than a sweet tooth. Don't let the tour leave without you!
Directed by
Mel Stuart
Written by
Roald Dahl (book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"); David Seltzer screenplay (uncredited).
Starring
Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka); Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe); Peter Ostrum (Charlie); Roy Kinnear (Mr. Salt); Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt); Leonard Stone (Mr. Beauregarde); Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde); Nora Denney (Mrs. Teevee (as Dodo Denney)); 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 (as Gunter Meisner)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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