Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

:For the 1971 film, see Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Derivations

See also: Table of differences between the book and film adaptations of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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The book was filmed in 1971 as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.

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1971 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka

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It has also been produced by Swedish Television as an animated series with still animations narrated by Ernst-Hugo Järegård.

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Another film version entitled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, was released on July 15, 2005. Both film portrayals are fairly faithful to the original story, yet add some new material. The Burton film in particular greatly expanded Willy Wonka's personal backstory. Both films likewise heavily expanded the personalities of the four "bad" children and their parents.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Tim Burton - Johnny Depp - Willy Wonka - July 15 - 2005

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There is also a line of candies in the United States that uses the book's characters and imagery for its marketing.

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Candies - United States

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On July 11, 2005, the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video game was released for the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo's Game Boy Advance, and Windows PC by developers Backbone and High Voltage Software and publisher 2K Games.

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July 11 - 2005 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video game - Sony PlayStation 2 - Microsoft Xbox - Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo - Game Boy Advance - Windows - PC - Backbone - High Voltage Software - 2K Games

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