(2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a family film based on the
1964 children's book of the same title by author Roald Dahl
and partially upon its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as
Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket.
It is the second film adaptation of the children's book,
the first being 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,
directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka
and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket.
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