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Willy Wonka turns 50 - just what were those filmmakers on? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size If you’re one of the millions who grew up with the 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you’ll recall the moment legendary chocolate manufacturer Willy Wonka, played by Gene Wilder, finally appears. Emerging from his factory for the first time in years, he limps across the cobbles, leaning on a cane. He’s flamboyantly dressed – purple frock coat, top hat at a rakish angle – but his expression is sober, almos...

Despite getting a writer’s credit for Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl by all accounts hated the final film, to the point where he was reluctant to allow any of his books to be filmed at all. Aware of this, his family hesitated to allow the book to be filmed a second time unless they could retain creative control. This, naturally, delayed matters still further. It was not until several years after Dahl’s death that film producers and the Dahl family could agree on hiring director Tim Burton, whose previous work seemed perfectly matched to Dahl’s grotesque visions. It too...