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General Details
- Runtime: 100 minutes (US)
- Sound Mix: 3 Channel Stereo (5.0 Surround Sound) (L-R)
- Color: Technicolor
- Aspect Ratio:
- 1.33 : 1 (negative ratio)
- 1.85 : 1 (mated theatrical aspect ratio)
- Produced by: Warner Bros. (U.S.A.) / David L. Wolper Productions / The Quaker Oats Company
- Distributed by: Warner
Awards
- Nominated for 1972 Oscar (USA)
- Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Walter Scharf
- Lost to Fiddler on the Roof – John Williams
- Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Walter Scharf
- Nominated for 1972 Golden Globe (USA)
- Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical/Comedy – Gene Wilder
- Fiddler on the Roof – Topol
- Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical/Comedy – Gene Wilder
- Selected for preservation by the National Film Preservation Board (USA) in 2014
Cast
Credits order:
- Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka
- Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe
- Peter Ostrum as Charlie
- Roy Kinnear as Mr. Salt
- Julie Dawn Cole as Veruca Salt
- Leonard Stone as Mr. Beauregarde
- Denise Nickerson as Violet Beauregarde
- Nora Denney as Mrs. Teevee
- Paris Themmen as Mike Teevee
- Ursula Reit as Mrs. Gloop
- Michael Bollner as Augustus Gloop
- Diana Sowle as Mrs. Bucket
- Aubrey Woods as Bill
- David Battley as Mr. Turkentine
- Günter Meisner as Mr. Slugworth
- Peter Capell as The Tinker
- Werner Heyking as Mr. Jopeck
- Peter Stuart as Winklemann
Remaining cast listed alphabetically:
- Dora Altmann as Grandma Georgina
- Victor Beaumont as Doctor
- Rudy Borgstaller as Oompa Loompa
- Tim Brooke-Taylor as Computer Operator
- George Claydon as Oompa Loompa
- Pat Coombs as Henrietta Salt
- Frank Delfino as Auctioneer
- Malcolm Dixon as Oompa Loompa
- Stephen Dunne as Stanley Kael – Second Newscaster
- Walker Edmiston as Mr. Slugworth (voice)
- Michael Gahr as Reporter in Germany
- Rusty Goffe as Oompa Loompa
- Kurt Großkurth as Mr. Gloop
- Shin Hamano as Japanese Candy Store Owner
- Ismed Hassan as Oompa Loompa
- Jack Latham as First Newscaster
- Franziska Liebing as Grandma Josephine
- Gloria Manon as Mrs. Curtis
- Norman McGlen as Oompa Loompa
- Angelo Muscat as Oompa Loompa
- Ed Peck as FBI Agent
- Pepe Poupee as Oompa Loompa
- Marcus Powell as Oompa Loompa
- Bob Roe as Peter Goff
- Madeline Stuart as Madeline Durkin
- Albert Wilkinson as Oompa Loompa
- Ernst Ziegler as Grandpa George
Crew
- Director: Mel Stuart
- Writers: Roald Dahl, David Seltzer (uncredited)
- Cinematography by: Arthur Ibbetson
- Art Direction by: Harper Goff
- Costume Design by: Helen Colvig
- Film Editing by: David Saxon
- Produced by: Stan Margulies and David L. Wolper
For more detailed information, visit the Internet Movie Database.
Business
- Budget: $3m (estimated)
- Opening Weekend: $2,126,226 (USA) (2 February 1971) (5 Screens)
- Gross: $4m (USA)