# Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

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**Runtime**: 144 min
**Genres**: Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
**Directed by**: Ken Hughes
**Written by**: Roald Dahl, Ken Hughes
**Starring**: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill

> *The most fantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

It even turns a rust-bucket into a sky-worthy menace. A tinkerer’s whimsical auto becomes the world’s next coveted weapon. The film’s real triumph may be keeping everyone awake despite the premise.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful, uplifting

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