Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It sta
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The main cast during filming in 1970: Back row (left to right): Böllner, Reit, Wilder Second row (left to right): Stone, Kinnear, Denney, Albertson Front row (left to right): Nickerson, Cole, Themmen, Ostrum
The child cast of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 2011
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Gene Wilder was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, including his collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers, Blazing Saddles a
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
…musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene Wilder as chocolatier Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of a poor child named Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) who, upon finding a Golden Ticket in a chocolate…
Wilder in 1970
Wilder in 1984
Wilder with Gilda Radner, 1986
Wilder speaking in front of a House Appropriations subcommittee on ovarian cancer research