Movie: Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'

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Mel Stuart
Mel Stuart

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David L. Wolper
David L. Wolper

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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl

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David Seltzer
David Seltzer

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Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder

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Peter Ostrum
Peter Ostrum

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Michael Bollner
Michael Bollner

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Julie Dawn Cole
Julie Dawn Cole

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Denise Nickerson
Denise Nickerson

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Paris Themmen
Paris Themmen

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    Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

  • Release Date

    2001-11-13

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    6.63

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