Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car. The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Adrian Hall, Heather Ripley, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Barbara Windsor and Gert Fröbe. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli. John Stears supervised the special effects. Irwin Kostal supervised and conducted the music, while the musical numbers, written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, were staged by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood. The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was nominated for an Academy Award.
| Director | Ken Hughes |
| Produced by | Albert R. Broccoli |
| Screenplay by | Roald Dahl, Ken Hughes, Additional dialogue, Richard Maibaum |
| Starring | Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann |
| Music | Irwin Kostal (score), Richard M. Sherman (songs), Robert B. Sherman (songs) |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | John Shirley |
| Production, company | Warfield Productions, Dramatic Features |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Released | December 16, 1968 (London, premiere), December 17, 1968 (United Kingdom), December 18, 1968 (United States) |
| Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million or $12 million |
| Box office | $7.5 million (rentals) |
| Netflix ID | 374651 |
About Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Written by children's author Roald Dahl and director Ken Hughes, the fantasy adventure film centers on an inventor who turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a vehicle in which he and his children can go on an adventure to save their grandfather in a land far away.
Achievement of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The film is loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel titled Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car. The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" earned an Academy Award nomination.
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Latest information about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang updated on July 28 2021.
