Benny Hill, Gert Frobe, Lionel Jeffries and Sally Ann Howes were all cast members in which 1968 movie?

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 British musical adventure fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes and written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car. The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, James Robertson Justice,Robert Helpmann Gert Frobe and Benny Hill.

The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli (co-producer of the James Bond series of films, also based on Fleming's novels). John Stears supervised the special effects. Irwin Kostal supervised and conducted the music, while the musical numbers, written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman of Mary Poppins, were staged by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood. The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was nominated for an Academy Award.

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Kim B Ley

Great film. Loved benny Hill

Chrissie

I'd forgotten Benny Hill was in Chitty; but it was on television this weekend and I saw the final few minutes of it, with Hill amongst the crowd waving them off from the German castle.

Chrissie

Wayne Linburg, I had one of those! Wonder what happened to it .....

erik hughes

The original book was written by Ian Fleming (of "James Bond" fame), and the screenplay was co-adapted by Roald Dahl ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "James and the Giant Peach"). Saw the movie as a kid, then read the book a year later for the first annual MS Readathon.

Val Wilkinson

It’s near Pinewood studios- was later a home for Hayley Mills Derrick Johnston,

Val Wilkinson

Didn’t know that- always presumed it was Jill mill in Sussex Derrick Johnston,

Wayne Linburg

Great fun movie for the whole family. When I was a young kid back then the toy car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the top car to collect, even nudging out the Thunderbirds. 😎

docluci

This was a fun film to watch with my young kids!!!!!

Dawn Barela

I love this movie!! I originally saw it in the theater, I was 4!! I saw it on tv a couple weeks ago and bought it on DVD too! It will make a fun movie night with friends.