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Features: DVD, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Subtitled, Dual Layer, Trivia
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls--start your engines. You are about to take an incredible ride with one of the most wonderful family films of all time! Now celebrating its 30th Anniversary, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has never looked or sounded better. With its clever tunes (including the Oscar-nominated title song), marvelous cast and enchanting story line, this delightful family film is lot of fun and simply "toot sweet" to pass up! Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, who creates an extraordinary car, called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It not only drives--but also flies and floats--as it leads him, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious (Howes), into a magical world of pirates, castles and endless adventure. Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Hawes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Forbe, and Benny HillDirector: Ken HughesProduced by Albert R. Broccoli; written by R. Dahl, K. Hughes; Running time of 145 minutes; Closed Captioned. Copyright: 1968, MGM System Requirements:Interactive Film Trivia, Interactive Menus, Production Notes, Theatrical Trailer Video Format: Standard 1.33:1 (4.3), THX Mastered Subtitles: English, French English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround French: Dolby Digital Surround Format: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
Van Dyke's charming as a daydreaming inventor who fixes up an old jalopy and, with the vivid imaginations of his two children and a lady friend, it is transformed into a flying, floating wonder car that carries them to a magical kingdom. Inspired by an Ian Fleming idea.
Plot Summary
A widowed inventor saves a racing automobile from destruction, after which the car mysteriously develops magical powers.
| Features | Sing-Along Feature | | 4-Page Booklet Featuring Trivia And Production Notes | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French Dolby Digital Surround | | Subtitles: English, French | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 8/6/2009 |
| Running Time: 145 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1968 | | Catalog ID: 113669 | | UPC: 00027616703224 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1969) | | | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Nominee, Best Music, Song ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang") | |
Golden Globe (1969) | | | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Nominee, Best Original Score | | | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Nominee, Best Original Song ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang") |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...There's more here than gears-and-gadget love..." 11/28/2003 p.106Total Film
"...This is a psychedelic fairytale, coated in chocolate and tied up in a bright purple bow..." 12/01/2003 p.125 |
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