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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

U 144 min  -  Family | Comedy | Musical  -   18 December 1968 (USA)
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A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

Director:

Ken Hughes

Writers:

Ian Fleming (novel), Roald Dahl (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dick Van Dyke ...
Sally Ann Howes ...
Lionel Jeffries ...
Gert Fröbe ...
Baron Bomburst (as Gert Frobe)
Anna Quayle Anna Quayle ...
Benny Hill ...
Toymaker
James Robertson Justice James Robertson Justice ...
Robert Helpmann ...
Heather Ripley Heather Ripley ...
Jemima Potts
Adrian Hall Adrian Hall ...
Barbara Windsor ...
Blonde at Fair
Davy Kaye Davy Kaye ...
Admiral
Alexander Doré Alexander Doré ...
Herman the 1st Spy (as Alexander Dore)
Bernard Spear Bernard Spear ...
Sherman the 2nd Spy
Stanley Unwin Stanley Unwin ...
Chancellor
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Storyline

An eccentric professor invents wacky machinery, but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car, a foreign government becomes interested in it, and resorts to skulduggery to get their hands on it. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

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Plot Keywords:

Car | Children | Inventor | Baron | Candy  | See more »

Taglines:

The most fantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything! See more »

Genres:

Family | Comedy | Musical | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang See more »

Filming Locations:

Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Dramatic Features, Warfield See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

The name "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was inspired by a series of actual race cars named "Chitty Bang Bang" - I, II, etc - in the early 1920s, notable for their use of enormous aircraft engines. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The hood area of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang often changes from a highly reflective chrome finish to a less reflective silver finish for the special effects shots. See more »

Quotes

Childcatcher: I don't trust a man who makes toys in a land where children are forbidden.
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Connections

Referenced in "Family Guy: Chitty Chitty Death Bang (#1.3)" (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Roses of Success"
Written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Performed by John Heawood, Michael Darbyshire, Kenneth Waller, Gerald Taylor,
Eddie Davis, and Lionel Jeffries See more »