Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) | |
| Director(s) | Ken Hughes |
| Producer(s) | Albert R. Broccoli, Stanley Sopel (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based |
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Stanley Sopel.
Academy Awards 1968 --- Ceremony Number 41 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
on Dec 19, 2022 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Chitty Chitty Ban Bang (1968... Read full article
Hayley Mills & The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Windmill
By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 10, 2018 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversEvery fan of the 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remembers inventor Caractacus Potts' beautiful workshop, but what many do not know is that the windmill where it was filmed was once owned by Hayley Mills, the star of numerous Walt Disney films of the 1960s. In 1967, producer Albert "Cubby" Br... Read full article
Baron von Bomburst of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( 1968 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on May 20, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"I vaaahnt dat caaar!" When Baron von Bomburst wants something you can be sure he'll get it, for his minions will go to any length to satisfy the childish whims of their dictator, or else.....their heads would roll! Baron von Bomburst is different than your usual villain because he doesn't look d... Read full article
Baron von Bomburst of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( 1968 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on May 20, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"I vaaahnt dat caaar!" When Baron von Bomburst wants something you can be sure he'll get it, for his minions will go to any length to satisfy the childish whims of their dictator, or else.....their heads would roll! Baron von Bomburst is different than your usual villain because he doesn't look d... Read full article
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( 1968 ) - The Story of the Motorcar
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 24, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThe Classic Movie Blog Association is currently hosting the Planes, Trains and Automobiles blogathon from Oct. 19-24th and we decided to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most iconic movie cars ever built - Chitty. In 1967, Albert "Cubby" Broccoli assembled a stellar cast and crew to fil... Read full article
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Quotes from
Truly Scrumptious: Is that all you do Mr. Potts, invent things?
Grandpa: [reading a book out loud] And the big brown bear came lolloping over the mountain. 'No, no!' the princess cried.
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The scenes in and around Baron Bomburst's castle in Vulgaria were shot on location at King Ludwig II's Castle Neuschwanstein, located at the foot of the Alps on the German-Austrian border.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's main song was used as a wake up call for Commander Pamela Ann Melroy and the Space Shuttle Discovery crew on November 7, 2007.
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