Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Release Date
- June 29, 1971
- Director
- Mel Stuart
- Cast
- Gene Wilder , Jack Albertson , Peter Ostrum , Roy Kinnear , Julie Dawn Cole , Leonard Stone
- Runtime
- 100
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Writers
- Roald Dahl , David Seltzer
- Tagline
- It's Scrumdiddlyumptious!
Summary
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