2005 1h 50m. 6.7. A poor boy and four spoiled children win a tour through the incredible factory of a very peculiar chocolate maker. Adventure. Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly. Director: Tim Burton. WillyWonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film about a poor boy who wins the opportunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. Directed by Mel Stuart. Written by Roald Dahl, based on his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It's everybody's non-pollutionary, anti-institutionary, pro-confectionery factory Watchout for: Some scary scenes. Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical. Length: 98 minutes. Release date: 09/12/1971. 8+. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a musical fantasy classic that stands the test of time. This is largely because of Gene Wilder's pitch-perfect performance as Willy Wonka and Roald Dahl's darkly humorous storytelling. ScarlettBeauregarde is Violet's neurotic stage mom. She is portrayed by actress and singer Missi Pyle. She is referred to by Violet as "Mother" throughout the film. Scarlett is a tall, blonde haired, blue eyed woman with a bob style haircut. She is nearly identical to Violet, having the same features and always wearing the same clothes as her daughter, but taller, and more physically mature Pointof View. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the author Roald Dahl uses the third-person perspective for the entirety of the novel. Therefore, the narrator does not have his or her own voice but recounts the events of the book while 'following' Charlie as the main protagonist. The book is written in the past tense and follows most Charlieis still the focal point and hero, but where he's in just about every scene of the book, the first 45 minutes of "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" cut away to the other Golden Ticket Answer Charlie Bucket. Freddie Highmore plays Charlie Bucket to perfection in this film. He also starred alongside Johnny Depp as Peter in the film 'Finding Neverland'. From Quiz: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Characters. 18 "Well you do seem confident, and confidence is key." 5i1SUUH.