
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
A destitute boy named Charlie races against gluttonous rivals to find a hidden Golden Ticket that promises a tour of Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory—and a chance to change his family's fate forever.
“It's scrumdidilyumptious!”
Synopsis
Eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka offers a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five fortunate children. Penniless Charlie Bucket searches for a golden ticket that will grant him the opportunity to win the prize.
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A crew of 114+ credited
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Edited by David SaxonShot by Arthur IbbetsonScored by Leslie BricusseSound by Don MacdougallCostumes by Helen Colvig
Box Office
1971 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$4.0M
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrikde
- Willy Wonka & die Schokoladenfabrikde
- Willy Wonka und die Schokoladenfabrikde
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factoryen
- Charlie et la Chocolateriefr
- Willy Wonka e la fabbrica di cioccolatoit
- (Bulgarian)Шоколадовата фабрика на Уили Уонка
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 28, 1971
- JapanJul 3, 1971
- IndonesiaAug 6, 1971
- United KingdomAug 20, 1971
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Cast & Crew
114 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jack Albertson
as Grandpa Joe
Denise Nickerson
as Violet Beauregarde
Nora Denney
as Mrs. Teevee
Paris Themmen
as Mike Teevee
Ursula Reit
as Mrs. Gloop
Gene Wilder
as Willy Wonka
Julie Dawn Cole
as Veruca Salt
Leonard Stone
as Mr. Beauregarde
Peter Ostrum
as Charlie Bucket
Roy Kinnear
as Mr. Salt
Michael Bollner
as Augustus Gloop
Diana Sowle
as Mrs. Bucket
Supporting cast
37Aubrey Woods
as Bill
David Battley
as Mr. Turkentine
Gunter Meisner
as Mr. Slugworth
Peter Capell
as The Tinker
Werner Heyking
as Mr. Jopeck
Peter Stuart
as Winkelmann
Dora Altmann
as Grandma Georgina
Victor Beaumont
as Doctor
Rudy Borgstaller
as Oompa Loompa
Martin Bormann
as Fifth Ticket Fraud
Tim Brooke Taylor
as Computer Operator
George Claydon
as Oompa Loompa
Pat Coombs
as Henrietta Salt
Frank Delfino
as British Announcer
Malcolm Dixon
as Oompa Loompa
Stephen Dunne
as Stanley Kael - Second Newscaster
Walker Edmiston
as Mr. Slugworth
Michael Gahr
as Reporter in Germany
Rusty Goffe
as Oompa Loompa
Michael Goodliffe
as Mr. Teavee
Kurt Gro Kurth
as Mr. Gloop
Shin Hamano
as Japanese Candy Store Owner
Ismed Hassan
as Oompa Loompa
Jack Latham
as First Newscaster
Franziska Liebing
as Grandma Josephine
Gloria Manon
as Mrs. Curtis
Norman Mcglen
as Oompa Loompa
Angelo Muscat
as Oompa Loompa
Ed Peck
as FBI Agent
Pepi Poupee
as Oompa Loompa
Marcus Powell
as Oompa Loompa
Bob Roe
as Peter Goff
Harriet Rosalind
as Mrs. Beauregarde
Peter Sallis
as Man in Street
Madeline Stuart
as Madeline Durkin
Albert Wilkinson
as Oompa Loompa
Ernst Ziegler
as Grandpa George
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
2Other crew
64Harper Goff
Art Director
Claudio De Davide
Arthur Slugworth / Sig. Wilkinson (1984 seconda edizione)
Jack Roe
assistant director
Wolfgang Glattes
assistant director
Melvin Shapiro
associate editor (as Mel Shapiro)
Roald Dahl
based on his book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Thomas Ubelacker
boom operator (uncredited)
Paul Wilson Nm0933946
camera operator
Clarence Fay Konkel
carpenter (uncredited)
Marion Dougherty
Casting Director (uncredited)
Mary Selway
casting: London (uncredited)
Arthur Ibbetson
Cinematographer, director of photography
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