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General Details
- Runtime: 144 minutes (US)
- Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track
- Color: Technicolor
- Aspect Ratio:
- 2.35 : 1 (35 mm prints)
- 2.20 : 1 (DVD/Blu-ray release)
Awards
- Nominated for 1969 Oscar (USA)
- Best Music/Song for “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Lost to “The Windmills of Your Mind” from The Thomas Crown Affair
- Best Music/Song for “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Nominated for 1969 Golden Globe (USA)
- Best Original Score – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Lost to The Shoes of the Fisherman
- Best Original Song for “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Lost to “The Windmills of Your Mind” from The Thomas Crown Affair
- Best Original Score – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Nominated for 1970 Grammy (USA)
- Best Recording for Children
- Lost to “Peter, Paul, and Mommy”
- Best Recording for Children
- Third place in 1970 Laurel Awards (USA)
- Best Musical
- Lost to Oliver!
- Best Musical
Cast
Credits order:
- Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts
- Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious
- Lionel Jeffries as Grandpa Potts
- Gert Fröbe as Baron Bomburst
- Anna Quayle as Baroness Bomburst
- Benny Hill as Toymaker
- James Robertson Justice as Lord Scrumptious
- Robert Helpmann as Child Catcher
- Heather Ripley as Jemima
- Adrian Hall as Jeremy
- Barbara Windsor as Blonde
- Davy Kaye as Admiral
- Alexander Doré as First Spy
- Bernard Spear as Second Spy
- Stanley Unwin as Chancellor
- Peter Arne as Captain of Guard
- Desmond Llewelyn as Coggins
- Victor Maddern as Junkman
- Arthur Mullard as Big Man
- Ross Parker as Chef
- Gerald Campion as Minister
- Felix Felton as Minister
- Monti DeLyle as Minister (as Monti de Lyle)
- Totti Truman Taylor as Duchess
- Larry Taylor as Lieutenant
- Max Bacon as Orchestra Leader
- Max Wall as Inventor
- John Heawood as Inventor
- Michael Darbyshire as Inventor
- Kenneth Waller as Inventor
- Gerald Taylor as Inventor
- Eddie Davis as Inventor
Remaining cast listed alphabetically:
- Michael Audreson as Peter
- Theo Aygar as 4th Minister
- John Baskcomb as Castle Chef
- Eunice Black as Courtier
- Phil Collins as Vulgarian child
- Sadie Corre as Field Worker
- John Crocker as Under Chef
- Gabrielle Daye as Lady-in-Waiting
- Harry Fielder as Soldier at Castle
- Gary Graham as Child in Castle
- Kay Hamilton as 3rd Duchess
- Miranda Hampton as Scullery Maid
- Robert Jenner as Field Worker
- Nigel Kingsley as Child in Castle
- Atom Teddy Kiss Atom as Minor role
- Jim Machin as Child
- Connel Miles as Dancer
- Roy Murray as Fairground Barker
- Grace Newcombe as 2nd Duchess
- Dickie Owen as Major Domo
- Dido Plumb as Townsman
- Colin Rix as Chauffeur
- Jessie Robins as Pastry Cook
- Joseph Ross as Child in Castle
- Peter Ross as Child in Castle
- Janette Rowsell as Scullery Maid
- John Ruddock as Minister of Finance
- Ian Spofforth as Minor role
- Rosetta Tropea as Child at the Fair
- Richard Wattis as Secretary at Sweet Factory
- Jeannette Wild as Minor Role
Crew
- Director: Ken Hughes
- Writers: Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming (original novel), Ken Hughes, Richard Maibaum (additional dialogue)
- Cinematography by: Christopher Challis
- Original music by: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Irwin Kostal (uncredited)
- Production Design by: Ken Adam
- Art Direction by: Harry Pottle
- Costume Design by: Joan Bridge, Elizabeth Haffenden
- Film Editing by: John Shirley
- Choreography by: Marc Breaux, Dee Dee Wood
- Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli, Stanley Sopel (associate producer)
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Business
- Budget: $10m (USA)
- Rentals:
- $7.1m (USA)
- Filming Studio Location: Pinewood Studios, England