Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Name: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Musical
Released: 1968-12-18
Duration: 145 min
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle

Family adventures come with wings.

An eccentric inventor restores a battered racing car with help from his children. The remarkable vehicle carries them into an elaborate adventure involving a royal court, an imprisoned inventor, and a frightening child catcher.

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Why it’s a little special

Inventive gadgets, exuberant songs, and a flying car make a generous slice of old-fashioned musical spectacle.

BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY

Know the story.
Know your little people.

General audiences

US film rating

A menacing child catcher, kidnapped children, weapons, and peril may frighten younger viewers.

Our notes are a starting point, not an age recommendation. G and PG films can still include intense moments. You know your family best.

BEHIND THE SCENES

The little details.

Directed by: Ken Hughes
Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Heather Ripley, Adrian Hall
Written by: Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, Richard Maibaum, Ken Hughes
Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli
Release date: December 18, 1968
Runtime: 145 minutes
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Musical
Studio: MGM
Language: English

LIGHTS DOWN. SNACKS READY.

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