Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

June 30, 1971

Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Fantasy

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$526,633 + $36,817 = $563,450

Cast

Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Denise Nickerson, Jack Albertson, Julie Dawn Cole, Paris Themmen, Roy Kinnear, Leonard Stone, Michael Bollner, Aubrey Woods, Nora Denney

1933-2016

Gene Wilder

as Willy Wonka

Peter Ostrum

as Charlie Bucket

1957-2019

Denise Nickerson

as Violet Beauregarde

1907-1981

Jack Albertson

as Grandpa Joe

Julie Dawn Cole

as Veruca Salt

Paris Themmen

as Mike Teevee

1934-1988

Roy Kinnear

as Henry Salt

1923-2011

Leonard Stone

as Sam Beauregarde

Michael Bollner

as Augustus Gloop

1928-2013

Aubrey Woods

as Bill, the Candy Shop owner

1927-2005

Nora Denney

as Mrs. Teevee

About Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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.

About

Charlie Bucket finds a golden ticket that grants him entry into Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. It is based on the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Trivia

Willy Wonka speaks English, French, Italian, and German throughout the film. Another adaptation of the novel, titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was released in 2005 starring Johnny Depp.