Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is an American feature film of the family genre, with some elements of the musical genre, though not enough to be construed as a true musical. It is based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by author Roald Dahl. The movie adaptation was directed by Mel Stuart with a screenplay written by Dahl. It was produced by Warner Bros. and released theatrically on June 30th, 1971. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory stars Gene Wilder as the titular Willy Wonka - an eccentric business owner who operates an immense confectionery designed with colorful and fanciful aplomb. Peter Ostrum plays Charlie, a poor child who is one of five lucky individuals to receive a Golden Ticket, which affords them a personal tour of Willy's chocolate factory. Charlie and the other children experience unimaginable joy and peril as they take in the various sights, which includes Wonka's labor force, consisting of orange-skinned dwarfs with green hair called Oompa Loompas.

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