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

Self (archive footage)

David Seltzer
David Seltzer

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Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder

Self

Peter Ostrum
Peter Ostrum

Self

Michael Bollner
Michael Bollner

Self

Julie Dawn Cole
Julie Dawn Cole

Self

Denise Nickerson
Denise Nickerson

Self

Paris Themmen
Paris Themmen

Self

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

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    2001-11-13

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