Synopsis
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
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Cast
- Dick Van DykeCaractacus Potts
- Sally Ann HowesTruly Scrumptious
- Lionel JeffriesGrandpa Potts
- Gert FröbeBaron Bomburst
- Anna QuayleBaroness Bomburst
- Benny HillToymaker
- James Robertson JusticeLord Scrumptious
- Robert HelpmannChild Catcher
- Barbara WindsorBlonde
- Davy KayeAdmiral
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
The film is too long at well over two hours, but the effects are impressive for the time and the musical numbers zippy. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang contains about the best two-hour children's movie you could hope for, with a marvelous magical auto and lots of adventure and a nutty old grandpa and a mean Baron and some funny dances and a couple of moments when you've just GOT to cover your face and peek between your fingers, it's so scary. - 70
The New York Times
A fast, dense, friendly children's musical, with something of the joys of singing together on a team bus on the way to a game. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Based on an Ian Fleming book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was made in Britain for American consumption, but its magic works on kids and adults of any nationality. - 50
Variety
Howes goes through the romantic motions with Van Dyke and the maternal ones with the kids, but there is no real sentiment between players. - 40
Time Out
Ken Adam's sets are inventive, but the special effects are shoddy, the songs instantly forgettable, and the leisurely length an exquisite torture.
