Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
- factory worker
- factory
- based on novel or book
- chocolate
- candy
- overweight child
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- tv addicted person
- affectation
- chewing gum
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Julie Dawn Cole — Veruca Salt
- Leonard Stone — Mr. Beauregarde
- Denise Nickerson — Violet Beauregarde
- Nora Denney — Mrs. Teevee
- Paris Themmen — Mike Teevee
- Ursula Reit — Mrs. Gloop
- Michael Böllner — Augustus Gloop
- Diana Sowle — Mrs. Bucket
- Aubrey Woods — Bill
- David Battley — Mr. Turkentine
- Günter Meisner — Mr. Slugworth
- Directed
- Mel Stuart
- Written
- Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse, Roald Dahl
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 4,057 ratings
- Studio
- Wolper Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
