Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 film directed by Mel Stuart
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Summary
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,377 views/month, #874 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Mel Stuart[3]
- Screenwriter: Roald Dahl[4], David Seltzer[5]
- Composer: Anthony Newley[6], Leslie Bricusse[7]
- Genre: fantasy film[8], musical film[9], children's film[10], family film[11], drama film[12]
- Based on: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[13]
- Cast member: Gene Wilder[14], Jack Albertson[15], Peter Ostrum[16], Julie Dawn Cole[17], Denise Nickerson[18], Ed Peck[19], Günter Meisner[20], Roy Kinnear[21], Leonard Stone[22], Paris Themmen[23], Nora Denney[24], Michael Bollner[25], Ursula Reit[26], David Battley[27]
- Producer: David L. Wolper[28]
- Performer: Leslie Bricusse[29], Anthony Newley[30]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[31], Warner Bros. Entertainment[32]
- Director of photography: Arthur Ibbetson[33]
- Part of: National Film Registry[34]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[35], French[36], German[37]
- Commons category: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory[38]
- Distribution format: video on demand[39]
- Review score: 7.8/10[40], 92%[41], 67/100[42]
- Color: color[43]
Why It Matters
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]