Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Released Year: 1971

Certificate: U

Runtime: 100 minutes

Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 67

Director: Mel Stuart

Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear

No of Votes: 178731

Gross: 4000000

Overview: A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.

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