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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Year:

1968

Duration:

144 min

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Ken Hughes

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1968-12-18

Filming Locations: Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Peter Arne

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Dick Van Dyke

Caractacus Potts

Sally Ann Howes

Truly Scrumptious

Lionel Jeffries

Grandpa Potts

Gert Fröbe

Baron Bomburst

Anna Quayle

Baroness Bomburst

Benny Hill

Toymaker

James Robertson Justice

Lord Scrumptious

Robert Helpmann

Child Catcher

Heather Ripley

Jemima

Adrian Hall

Jeremy

Barbara Windsor

Blonde

Davy Kaye

Admiral

Alexander Doré

First Spy (as Alexander Dore)

Bernard Spear

Second Spy

Stanley Unwin

Chancellor

Desmond Llewelyn

Coggins

Victor Maddern

Junkman

Arthur Mullard

Big Man

Ross Parker

Chef

Gerald Campion

Minister

Felix Felton

Minister

Monti DeLyle

Minister

Totti Truman Taylor

Duchess

Larry Taylor

Lieutenant

Max Bacon

Orchestra Leader

Max Wall

Inventor

John Heawood

Inventor

Michael Darbyshire

Inventor

Kenneth Waller

Inventor

Gerald Taylor

Inventor

Eddie Davis

Inventor

Michael Audreson

Peter

Theo Aygar

4th Minister

John Baskcomb

Castle Chef (uncredited)

Eunice Black

Courtier (uncredited)

Phil Collins

Vulgarian child (uncredited)

Sadie Corre

Field Worker (uncredited)

John Crocker

Under Chef (uncredited)

Gabrielle Daye

Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

Soldier at Castle (uncredited)

Gary Graham

Child in Castle (uncredited)

Kay Hamilton

3rd Duchess

Miranda Hampton

Scullery Maid (uncredited)

Robert Jenner

Field Worker (uncredited)

Nigel Kingsley

Child in Castle (uncredited)

Jim Machin

Child (uncredited)

Connel Miles

Dancer (uncredited)

Roy Murray

Fairground Barker (uncredited)

Grace Newcombe

2nd Duchess

Dickie Owen

Major Domo (uncredited)

Colin Rix

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Jessie Robins

Pastry Cook (uncredited)

Joseph Ross

Child in Castle (uncredited)

Peter Ross

Child in Castle (uncredited)

Janette Rowsell

Scullery Maid (uncredited)

John Ruddock

Minister of Finance (uncredited)

Rosetta Tropea

Child at the Fair (uncredited)

Richard Wattis

Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)

Jeannette Wild

Minor Role (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The sound of the name Caractacus Potts is meant to resemble "crackpot," a common expression for a fool, reflecting how most of Mr. Potts' neighbours view him.

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When the production filmed in the German town of Rothenburg on the Tauber, some locals were used. Senior citizens were cast as the townspeople of Vulgaria, while the local university's riding teams played the Vulgarian soldiers.

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The first non-Walt Disney film to feature songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

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Goofs

In Mr Potts's home and workshop, we can see the reflections and shadows from professional lighting equipment.

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When the zeppelin is carrying the privy, the zeppelin appears to be moving much faster than the privy during close up shots of the flight deck of the zeppelin and the privy.

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The wrinkled table cloth quickly gets smooth before the plates roll down to the table.

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Quotes

Grandpa: [reading a book out loud] And the big brown bear came lolloping over the mountain. 'No, no!' the princess cried.

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Child Catcher: There are children here somewhere. I can smell them.

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Caracticus Potts: How was India, Grandpa?

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Faq

Why doesn't Dick Van Dyke use an English accent?

His father is English, his children are English, but Caracticus Potts speaks with an American accent. Dick Van Dyke is certainly capable of speaking with an English accent, but doesn't. Why?: A) Because he can NOT speak with an english accent. His role in Mary Poppins was several years earlier and he caught quite a lot of flack because of his godawful accent. (In most "worst accent in movies" surveys it still ranks in the "top" 10.) So no english accent for the professor (thank goodness)!Also he would only agree to doing this role as long as he DID NOT have to effect an English accent.

Is this movie based on a book?

Yes. The movie is loosely based on a children's book series written by Ian Fleming, the same man responsible for the creation of the famous James Bond series of books, which were also adapted into films by MGM and United Artists. The books were written specifically for Ian Fleming's son, and became big hits among Fleming enthusiests and book critics, which lead to the film adaptation.

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