Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968 film by Ken Hughes
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Summary
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,413 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ken Hughes[3]
- Screenwriter: Roald Dahl[4], Ken Hughes[5]
- Composer: Richard M. Sherman[6]
- Genre: fantasy film[7], musical film[8], children's film[9], comedy film[10]
- Based on: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang[11]
- Cast member: Dick Van Dyke[12], Sally Ann Howes[13], Adrian Hall[14], Lionel Jeffries[15], Benny Hill[16], Gert Fröbe[17], James Robertson Justice[18], Robert Helpmann[19], Stanley Unwin[20], Desmond Llewelyn[21], Anna Quayle[22], Gerald Campion[23], Peter Arne[24], Richard Wattis[25]
- Producer: Albert R. Broccoli[26]
- Director of photography: Christopher Challis[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Commons category: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 5.9/10[31], 70%[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[34], Germany[35]
- Publication date: January 1, 1968[36]
- Characters: Caractacus Pott[37]
- Distributed by: United Artists[38], Netflix[39], Fandango at Home[40]
- Narrative location: Europe[41]
- Filming location: Germany[42], Saint-Tropez[43], Bavaria[44], Pinewood Studios[45]
- Main subject: car[46], aviation[47]
- Film editor: John Shirley[48]
- Described by source: The 200 films to see before you almost grow up[49]
- Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang[50]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[51]
- After a work by: Ian Fleming[52]
Why It Matters
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]