Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car is a children's story written by Ian Fleming for his son Caspar, with illustrations by John Burningham, and was first published in 1964 by Jonathan Cape in London and Random House in New York.

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Ian Fleming - John Burningham - 1964 - Jonathan Cape - Random House

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The story was made into a musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1968 with a script by Roald Dahl, and songs by the Sherman Brothers. It starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious. It was directed by Ken Hughes. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli, best known as co-producer of the James Bond series of films, also based on Fleming's novels. The film runs for two hours & twenty-five minutes, making it much longer than most films aimed at children.

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1968 - Roald Dahl - Sherman Brothers - Dick Van Dyke - Caractacus Potts - Sally Ann Howes - Truly Scrumptious - Ken Hughes - Albert R. Broccoli - James Bond

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A stage version was produced in 2002 starring Michael Ball.

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