Charlie Bucket, who lives a poor but happy life, dreams of winning one of five golden tickets to enter the mysterious Wonka chocolate works. But the odds are stacked against him as, one by one, horrible, undeserving children snap them up. The winning combination of Roald Dahl’s story, a collection of memorable songs and Gene Wilder’s exuberant, charming turn as the reclusive, sweet-toothed entrepreneur ensure that four decades on, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory remains one of the most beloved family films.

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Dir. Mel Stuart | US | 1971 | cert. U | 1h 40m