A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Production
The actual working Chitty car—no CGI, just engineering magic.
Practical Effects
Baron Bomburst's floating palace and that terrifying Child Catcher wagon.
Score
Sherman brothers songs that WILL get stuck for decades.
Director
Ken Hughes
Dick Van Dyke
Caractacus Potts
Sally Ann Howes
Truly Scrumptious
Lionel Jeffries
Grandpa Potts
Gert Fröbe
Baron Bomburst
Anna Quayle
Baroness Bomburst
Benny Hill
Toymaker
James Robertson Justice
Lord Scrumptious
Robert Helpmann
Child Catcher
Barbara Windsor
Blonde
Davy Kaye
Admiral
Alexander Doré
First Spy
Bernard Spear
Second Spy
Stanley Unwin
Chancellor
Peter Arne
Captain of Guard
Heather Ripley
Jemima Potts
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ian Fleming wrote the original novel—yes, the James Bond guy—making this technically part of spy canon.
The Child Catcher was nearly cut for being too scary; instead he became the film's most iconic and traumatizing element.
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