---
title: 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mel Stuart'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

1971 · G · 100 min · Drama, Fantasy, Music, Family · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene Wilder as chocolatier Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of a poor child named Charlie Bucket who, upon finding a Golden Ticket in a chocolate bar, wins the chance to visit Willy Wonka's chocolate factory along with four other children from around the world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mel Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-stuart)
- **Screenplay:** [Roald Dahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/roald-dahl), [David Seltzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-seltzer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anthony Newley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-newley), [Leslie Bricusse](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-bricusse)
- **Producer:** [David L. Wolper](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-l-wolper)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Ibbetson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-ibbetson)

## Cast

- [Nora Denney](https://cinepixo.com/people/nora-denney)
- [Michael Bollner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bollner) as Augustus Gloop
- [Leonard Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-stone)
- [Peter Ostrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ostrum) as Charlie Bucket
- [Julie Dawn Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-dawn-cole) as Veruca Salt
- [Roy Kinnear](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-kinnear)
- [Denise Nickerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-nickerson) as Violet Beauregarde
- [Ed Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-peck)
- [Günter Meisner](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-meisner) as Arthur Slugworth
- [Gene Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-wilder) as Willy Wonka
- [Paris Themmen](https://cinepixo.com/people/paris-themmen) as Mike Teavee
- [Jack Albertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-albertson) as Grandpa Joe
- [Ursula Reit](https://cinepixo.com/people/ursula-reit)
- [David Battley](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-battley)
- [Peter Capell](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-capell)

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