Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968 144 min ★ 6.8 Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy

A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

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Cast

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

Barbara Windsor

Blonde

Davy Kaye

Admiral

Details

Director

Ken Hughes

Screenplay

Roald Dahl

Tagline

"The most fantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$7,500,445

Production

United Artists, Dramatic Features, Warfield

Reviews

J

John Chard

September 6, 2014

★ 8/10

Fantasmagorical! Based on the novel written by James Bond creator Ian Flemming, this delightful fantasy charts the journey into the mysteriously childless world of Vulgaria by Caractacus Potts, his two children, Truly Scrumptious and super car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I think the main thing that makes this film work so well is that it has a little of everything to make a successful family mo...

C

CinemaSerf

April 13, 2022

★ 7/10

This was never my favourite musical as child, but as I get older I think I appreciate it more. Sure, it has it's cheesy moments, but there is genuine chemistry between the characters on display here and coupled with some superbly catchy - and often poignant - lyrics from the Sherman twins, we are presented with a really quite enjoyable fable. The Potts family live in a dilapidated farmhouse. Grand...