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Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
This is a tale about a poor boy that has the prospect to tour the most peculiar and remarkable candy factory. He roams around the spectacles of the factory, and gets to know that all this is a test of his character.
















25 June 1959, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

19 June 1930, USA


14 September 1958, Munich,

1 April 1957, New York City, New York, USA

5 November 1935, Clapham, London, England, UK

30 October 1948, Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK

5 March 1914, Wuppertal,

1938, Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

September 4, 1933 in Bristol, England, UK

8 January 1934, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

3 September 1912, Berlin,

3 September 1927, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

14 June 1913, Denmark

27 August 1926, Camberwell, London, England, UK

July 17, 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

1932

18 April 1926, Bremen,

11 June 1933, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

December 27, 1914 in Washington, USA

26 October 1957, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

7 November 1912, Berlin,

3 November 1923, Salem, Oregon, USA

6 February 1926, St. Louis, Missouri, USA




June 26, 2011
This is Gene Wilder's legacy. He was perfect for the role, and it was his mixture of childlike wonder and bitter, deserved vengeance that made the character so compelling.
July 22, 2008
It's all wonderfully colorful and imaginative, and filled with a multitude of references and jokes that will be understood only by adults.
December 22, 2009
The ages in the mysterious factory, which should be Charlie's and our release from the oppression of the earlier scenes, are just as ugly as everything that's come before, so there's no contrast.
October 19, 2011
... that rare breed: an imaginative live-action kid's film that engages and delights adults.
January 01, 2011
Pure, sweet imagination for both kids and adults.
May 04, 2012
It's Gene Wilder, at the top of his form, who makes this uneasy amalgam work, but [Mel] Stuart must surely deserve some of the credit...
July 25, 2011
Starring Gene Wilder, this offbeat comedy-fantasy for children has achieved a status in pop culture
January 26, 2006
Great fun, with Wilder for once giving an impeccably controlled performance as the factory's bizarre owner.
January 29, 2012
A polarizing, but classic piece of children's entertainment filled with whimsy, horror, comedy and imagination.
October 21, 2011
When the movie does actually reach the factory, and Gene Wilder takes the stage, the movie is saved.
October 04, 2014
With a single gleam of his eye, Wilder pulls off more hints at a devious personality than all Johnny Depp's white make up, and bad wigs combined.
December 05, 2016
The film has a rosier reputation than it earns, but its strengths are awfully good, and [Gene] Wilder is one for the history books.