Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis: A wry and amusing musical about a world famous candymaker who hides five golden tickets in candy bars for five lucky children. Young, good-natured Charlie (Peter Ostrum) wins one of the tickets hidden amongst thousands of Wonka chocolate bars. What have Charlie and the other four kids won? A... A wry and amusing musical about a world famous candymaker who hides five golden tickets in candy bars for five lucky children. Young, good-natured Charlie (Peter Ostrum) wins one of the tickets hidden amongst thousands of Wonka chocolate bars. What have Charlie and the other four kids won? A tour through Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, led by the loveable, eccentric, but often mean-spirited Wonka (Gene Wilder) himself. The factory itself is like a fantasy world: crazy color schemes, wild inventions, secret rooms, busy oompa-loompas, and lots and lots of delectable sweets. But Wonka has a hidden agenda, and during the tour he tests each child's character and honesty. Based on Roald Dahl's children's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Michael Bollner, Ursula Reit
Screenwriter: Roald Dahl, David Seltzer
Producer: David L. Wolper, Stan Margulies
Composer: Walter Scharf
DVD Info
Release:
Oct 10, 2006
HD-DVD Features:
- Elite Red HD Case
- Widescreen - 1.78
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Surround Sound Plus 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital Surround Sound Plus 1.0 - French
- Mono 1.0 - Latin Spanish
- Subtitles - English SDH, English, French, Spanish - Optional
- Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
- Commentaries - 1. "Mouth-Watering Commentary with the Wonka Kids"
- Featurettes - 1. "Pure Imagination: The Story of WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY"
- 2. Vintage Featurette
Interactive Features:
- Sing-Along Songs (4)
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Reviews
It's all wonderfully colorful and imaginative, and filled with a multitude of references and jokes that will be understood only by adults.
As creative as Tim Burton's new remake is, I prefer the greater warmth of this original version.
Great fun, with Wilder for once giving an impeccably controlled performance as the factory's bizarre owner.
Ainda que um ou outro número musical comprometa o ritmo, o clima de fantasia e a atuação calorosa de Wilder conquistam o espectador.
Aspires to the whimsy and fantasy of The Wizard of Oz but doesn't really capture the magic… more a fond tribute to 'pure imagination' than a triumph of it.
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