Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
The American musical fantasy film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), was directed by Mel Stuart. The screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, based on his novel from 1964 titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The protagonist of the story is Charlie Bucket, a poor paperboy who often gazes at the candy shop but lacks the means to make any purchases. One evening, as he’s walking home, he stumbles upon Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. A tinker informs him that no one ever goes in or out of the building. Charlie’s bedridden Grandpa Joe shares that the factory had been shut down earlier due to espionage attempts from rival confectioners trying to steal Wonka’s recipes. After three years of closure, production finally resumes, but with new employees whose identities remain a mystery. It is then revealed that Wonka has hidden five Golden Tickets inside chocolate bars. Whoever finds these tickets will receive a tour of the factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate.
Augustus Gloop, a gluttonous German boy, Veruca Salt, the spoiled daughter of wealthy English parents, Violet Beauregarde, a constant gum-chewer from America, and Mike Teevee, who is obsessed with television, are the first four ticket winners. As each name is announced on TV, a suspicious-looking man appears and whispers something to them. Charlie takes advantage of his birthday and a gift from Grandpa Joe to open two Wonka bars in hope of finding a ticket. However, he has no luck with either bar. The news later reports that the fifth ticket was found by a millionaire in Paraguay, causing Charlie to lose hope. But the next day, while walking home from school, he discovers some money in a gutter which he uses to buy another Wonka bar for himself and Grandpa Joe. On the way home, Charlie overhears that the millionaire actually forged his winning ticket.
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Cast:  Gene WilderWilly Wonka  Jack AlbertsonGrandpa Joe  Peter OstrumCharlie  Roy KinnearMr. Salt  Julie Dawn ColeVeruca Salt  Leonard StoneMr. Beauregarde  Denise NickersonViolet Beauregarde |
The American musical fantasy film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), was directed by Mel Stuart. The screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, based on his novel from 1964 titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The protagonist of the story is Charlie Bucket, a poor paperboy who often gazes at the candy shop but lacks the means to make any purchases. One evening, as he’s walking home, he stumbles upon Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. A tinker informs him that no one ever goes in or out of the building. Charlie’s bedridden Grandpa Joe shares that the factory had been shut down earlier due to espionage attempts from rival confectioners trying to steal Wonka’s recipes. After three years of closure, production finally resumes, but with new employees whose identities remain a mystery. It is then revealed that Wonka has hidden five Golden Tickets inside chocolate bars. Whoever finds these tickets will receive a tour of the factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate.
Augustus Gloop, a gluttonous German boy, Veruca Salt, the spoiled daughter of wealthy English parents, Violet Beauregarde, a constant gum-chewer from America, and Mike Teevee, who is obsessed with television, are the first four ticket winners. As each name is announced on TV, a suspicious-looking man appears and whispers something to them. Charlie takes advantage of his birthday and a gift from Grandpa Joe to open two Wonka bars in hope of finding a ticket. However, he has no luck with either bar. The news later reports that the fifth ticket was found by a millionaire in Paraguay, causing Charlie to lose hope. But the next day, while walking home from school, he discovers some money in a gutter which he uses to buy another Wonka bar for himself and Grandpa Joe. On the way home, Charlie overhears that the millionaire actually forged his winning ticket.
