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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Movie · 1971 · 100 min

A whimsical, slightly eerie musical adventure that balances wonder with dark comedy and a warm moral heart.

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1971 film directed by Mel Stuart
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Movie
Year
1971
Runtime
100 min
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • morality
  • greed
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, musical, family, children's
Directed by
Mel Stuart
Written by
Roald Dahl, David Seltzer
Starring
Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Roy Kinnear, Denise Nickerson, Peter Ostrum, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Günter Meisner, Leonard Stone
Music
Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
Cinematography
Arthur Ibbetson
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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