Story Line
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
“It's scrumdidilyumptious!”
Top Cast
Gene Wilder
Willy Wonka
Jack Albertson
Grandpa Joe
Peter Ostrum
Charlie
Roy Kinnear
Mr. Salt
Julie Dawn Cole
Veruca Salt
Leonard Stone
Mr. Beauregarde
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Rating
7.5/ 10
Release Date
1971-06-29
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
FamilyFantasyComedy
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User Reviews (5)
JPV852
8/10
•7/5/2021Hadn't seen this one in many years, maybe last time was back in high school 20+ years ago. Delightful musical-comedy featuring the great Gene Wilder and deadpan, sarcastic humor that I immensely loved. Also the production design was excellent and mus...
GenerationofSwine
10/10
•1/12/2023Yeah, it's a lot better than the Johnny Depp version isn't it? Probably because this one is fun and entertaining and the Depp one was was a Tim Burton film and felt kind of pretentious didn't it?
Clearly this version doesn't look as visually pleas...
Filipe Manuel Neto
8/10
•10/28/2023**Much better than the 2005 film, but I still think it would be more interesting as an animated film.**
When I saw the 2005 film, starring Johnny Depp, I was not satisfied at all: the film seemed more effective as an animation than as a convention...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•6/9/2024"Charlie" lives in one room with his mother and four grandparents all sharing the same bed and sustained on a diet of cabbage soup! Then the eponymous chocolatier announces a chance of a lifetime. In only five of the tens of millions of bars of choco...