Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)

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Movie
German title Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Original title Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Country of production UK
original language English
Publishing year 1968
length 144 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Ken Hughes
script Roald Dahl , Ken Hughes
production Albert R. Broccoli
music Richard M. Sherman ,
Robert B. Sherman ,
Irwin Kostal
camera Christopher Challis
cut John Shirley
occupation

The British musical - fantasy film Tschitti Tschitti Bang Bang was directed in 1968 by director Ken Hughes and is based on the characters from the book of the same name by Ian Fleming , best known as the author of the James Bond novels. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli , who in turn became known as the producer of seventeen James Bond films . The music comes from the Sherman brothers .

action

The penniless inventor Caractacus Potts has little success with his inventions. His automatic hair clipper is going crazy and his Toot Sweets cane, which he can whistle with and which he wants to offer to the rich candy manufacturer Scrumptious, only attract dogs to overrun the factory.

One day, for the sake of his twins Jemima and Jeremy, he buys the wreckage of a car that was once used for racing from the junkyard. The car is eagerly restored, polished to a high gloss and named Chitti Chitti Bang Bang due to the strange engine and exhaust noises it makes .

It soon turns out that the car has a lot more in stock than a normal car. When one day the family goes on a trip to the sea with the pretty Truly Scrumptious, the manufacturer's daughter, they are suddenly threatened by the evil Baron Bomburst, who approaches from the open sea with his ship and wants to steal Chitti. In the meantime they have also been trapped by the tide, but that doesn't matter: the car is transformed into a hovercraft and can escape Baron Bomburst.

Some time later, however, Caractacus, the children and Truly see Grandfather Potts being kidnapped by Baron Bomburst. They take up chase as the family falls off a cliff in their car. But shortly before the impact, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang can unfold wings and, now an airplane, gain altitude. By autopilot, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang takes his passengers to Vulgaria, Baron Bomburst's land where there seem to be no children. The parents hide them in caves from the evil baroness, because these children cannot stand them. Jeremy and Jemima are outwitted by a child catcher and locked in the castle. Together with a toy maker, who makes the birthday present for the baron, and Tschitti, Caractacus and Truly manage to free the children and grandfather. For the first time the grandfather is proud of an invention of his son.

Caractacus, Truly and the children find themselves on the beach in Chitti. The whole adventure was just a story from Caractacus to entertain its passengers. The children ask if Truly will marry her father at the end of the story. But when he says that this is impossible because he and Truly come from different social classes, she storms away angrily.

When Caractacus comes home with his children, he meets his and Truly's father who are playing with tin soldiers. The Toot Sweets candy cane pipes from Caractacus were still successful (but as dog whistles) and now he is wealthy. Immediately he storms off to catch up with Truly, but she is already coming towards him. Both are overjoyed and decide to get married now.

background

The book is about the Pott family and their flying car, with which they rescue a French confectionery manufacturer and his family from the violence of gangsters. The storyline is completely different. The story of "Vulgaria" and the character "Truly Scrumptious" come from the children's author Roald Dahl , who shortly before had also written the screenplay for James Bond 007 - You Only Live Twice . The musical version is based on the film version.

The shooting took place in Neuschwanstein Castle , in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and in Pinewood Studios in Great Britain . There are several English releases of the film music on LP, CD and single and a German LP. Rex Gildo also recorded the theme song Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . In Austria it was in the charts for 8 weeks and reached number 15. It is also included on some of his LPs.

A racing car from the early twenties by the racing driver and designer Louis Zborowski served as the template for the specially made film car .

Awards

The movie's theme song was nominated for an Oscar in 1969.

In the same year there were Golden Globe nominations for Best Film Music and Best Film Song .

In 1970 the film took third place at the Laurel Awards .

Songs

  1. I have you two (3:35; Caractacus, Jeremy, Jemima)
  2. Toot Sweets (3:24; Caractacus, Truly, Jeremy, Jemima)
  3. Lullaby (1:51; Caractacus "The wind blows from Sandman's mountains")
  4. My bamboo stick (2:58; Caractacus, choir)
  5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang # 1 (1:35; Caractacus, Jeremy, Jemima; through the village)
  6. Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng # 2 (1:08; Caractacus, Jeremy, Jemima, Truly; next to the railway)
  7. Truly Scrumptious (3:23; Jeremy, Jemima, Truly)
  8. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang # 3 (1:09; Caractacus, Jeremy, Jemima, Truly; on the sea)
  9. Oh, is he dear (4:00; Truly; "You wonderful man")
  10. Fast (2:53; Grandpa)
  11. Roses of Success (2:48, professors, grandpa)
  12. Lullaby (1:19; Caractacus, Truly)
  13. Tschuchiwutsch (2:15, Baron and Baroness Bomburst)
  14. Music box doll (2:23; Truly)
  15. Music box doll & fidget man (Truly, Caractacus)
  16. Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng # 4 (1:14; Caractacus, Truly; flying over the windmill, credits)

synchronization

The German lyrics were written by Günter Loose and Eberhard Cronshagen .

figure actor speaker Singer
Caractacus Potts Dick Van Dyke Günther Schramm Harry Wüstenhagen
Jeremy Potts Adrian Hall Mario Dobe
Jemima Potts Heather Ripley Ina Patzlaff Ina Patzlaff
Grandpa Potts Lionel Jeffries Erik Jelde Erik Jelde
Truly scrumptious Sally Ann Howes Heidi Treutler Ursula Bentz
Lord Scrumptious James Robertson Justice Alexander Welbat
Baron Bomburst Gert Frobe Gert Frobe Gert Frobe
Baroness Bomburst Anna Quayle Beate Hasenau Beate Hasenau
Child catcher Robert Helpmann Hugo Schrader
Toy maker Benny Hill Michael Chevalier
Chancellor Stanley Unwin Friedrich Schoenfelder
George Coggins Desmond Llewelyn Wolfgang Amerbacher
Captain of the Guard Peter Arne Hans Walter Clasen
Secretary from the candy factory Richard Wattis Heinz Spitzner
Spy # 2 Bernard Spear Gerd Duwner

Reviews

  • "These two and a half hours of sugary quirks should turn the stomach even for the most insensitive." - Monthly Film Bulletin
  • "An overflowing musical fairy tale based on the three-part novel by Ian Fleming (1964/65), which combines lively songs and pussies, pretty dance interludes and lots of gossip into exuberant pleasure." - Lexicon of international films (CD-ROM edition) , Systhema, Munich 1997
  • “Another musical crackling in the wake of ' The Sound of Music ' and ' Mary Poppins '.” - Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen , Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , p. 525
  • “This extra-long and incredibly expensive fairy tale musical shared the fate of “ Doctor Doolittle ”[sic!], Which was written two years earlier, to experience a terrible failure at the box office, which is actually not entirely understandable from today's perspective, because Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is an amusing and lovingly crafted fantasy story full of bizarre ideas and perfect trick shots. (...) Candy-colored musical, which apart from the eponymous song Chitty Chitty Bang Bang contains only a few snappy melodies (...). “ - -jg- in: The big TV feature film film dictionary . Digital library special volume (CD-ROM edition). Directmedia, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89853-036-1 , pp. 12688-12689
  • “Elaborate musical version of the three-volume novel by Ian Fleming, which is not characterized by poetry, real humor and charm, but tends towards silly caricatures and gaudy gags. Not a children's film, but a varied family entertainment. ” - Protestant film observer

DVD release

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . DVD - MGM Home Entertainment 2006
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . Blu-Ray - MGM Home Entertainment 2010, EAN 4045167010031

musical

In 2002, "Tschitti Tschitti Bang Bang" by Jeremy Sams was converted into a stage musical for the West End of London. The Sherman brothers contributed six new songs.

The premiere of the musical version took place on April 16, 2002 at the London Palladium, directed by Adrian Noble, then artistic director and artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and with choreographies by Gillian Lynne. The musical ran in London for three and a half years and grossed the equivalent of more than 85 million euros during the period.

Following the London run, the production conquered New York Broadway in 2005, followed by touring productions in a version also edited by Ray Roderick through the USA (2008–2009) and Great Britain (2005–2013) with a running time in Singapore (2007) as well a new production in Sydney and Melbourne (2012).

In 2014 the State Theater on Gärtnerplatz in Munich presented the German-language premiere. In 2015 the Prinzregententheater also included the play in its program. In 2016, Theater & Philharmonie Thuringia succeeded after many years of efforts as the first German city theater to bring the musical to the stages in Gera and Altenburg .

literature

  • Ian Fleming: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The adventures of a wonder car (OT: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, the Magical Car ). Maier, Ravensburg 1980, ISBN 3-473-39137-9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sound carrier with the film music
  2. ↑ Rex Gildo - Tschitti Tschitti Bang Bang / We two. In: discogs.com. 1969, accessed December 27, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Rex Gildo: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In: austriancharts.at. Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Auction advertisement from 2011
  5. ↑ Article at Motorvision ( Memento from June 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Article in MSN Nachrichten ( Memento from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Chitti Chitti Bang Bang. In: synchronkartei.de. Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
  8. ↑ German original recording of the film musical Tschitti tschitti bang bang: the most fantastic film musical of all time! In: musik-sammler.de. United Artists / UAS 29,000, accessed December 27, 2015 (1970 approx.).
  9. ↑ Chitti Chitti Bang Bang. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 4, 2014 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  10. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 364/1969, p. 361.
  11. ↑ [1]
  12. ^ Theater & Philharmonic Thuringia: Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng. In: www.tpthueringen.de. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .