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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene Wilder as chocolatier Willy Wonka.
Though Dahl is the sole credited screenwriter, David Seltzer made major uncredited rewrites to the script. In 2003, Entertainment Weekly ranked this film 25th in the “Top 50 Cult Movies” of all time.
The author of the original book, Roald Dahl, is credited as sole screenwriter; however it has been revealed that Seltzer rewrote 30 per cent of Dahl's script, adding such elements as the "Slugworth subplot", music other than the original Oompa Loompa compositions (including Pure Imagination and The Candy Man), and the ending dialogue ...
It is a movie version of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Filming took place in Munich in 1970. It was released by Paramount Pictures on June 30, 1971. The movie became highly popular in part through repeated television airings and home entertainment sales.
Seltzer was uncredited as the screenwriter of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Roald Dahl is the credited screenwriter and author of the book. However, David Seltzer is the one who re-wrote Dahl's screenplay.
Sep 13, 2016 · However, it was through this script that Dahl found more success as a screenwriter, on Sean Connery’s fifth Bond film, You Only Live Twice, based on the character created by his friend Ian...
May 30, 2023 · Recent revisions made to Roald Dahl's children's novels sparked a controversy over censorship. However, the rewriting and editing of books is nothing new, writes Neil Armstrong.
