A boy wins a golden ticket to tour a mysterious chocolate factory.
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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.
"First adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel, which would later also be brought to life by filmmaker Tim Burton. Here, Gene Wilder (from 'Blindman, Deafman, and Dumb' and 'Young Frankenstein') surprises with a funny performance (and worthy of memes) as the strange Willy Wonka. The effects, obviously, are not as good and striking as Tim Burton's adaptation. However, director Mel Stuart's inventiveness ('While Dreams Live') and Dahl's own screenplay help create the relaxed but full of ideas atmosphere of this adaptation to travel through chocolate."