Arthur Mullard

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang -- Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts creates an extraordinary car. It not only drives but flies and floats as it leads him, his two children and his lady friend, Truly Scrumptious, into a magical world of pirates, castles and endless adventure.

A rebellious reform school student is determined to prove himself and buck society's expectations by running long distances. Academy Award-nominee Tom Courtenay ("The Dresser," "Dr. Zhivago") stars as the young man who challenges the authorities every step of the way, plotting his revenge in this classic tale of hope and determination. Leonard Maltin commends this "key British film of the 1960s... engrossing story [and] superb acting," bestowing it with the exceptional rating of **** (four stars). Features Academy Award-nominee Michael Redgrave ("The Lady Vanishes"), head of the acclaimed acting dynasty (daughters Vanessa and Lynn, granddaughters Natasha and Joely Richardson), directed by his son-in-law, Tony Richardson ("The Hotel New Hampshire," "Tom Jones").

In pre-WWI England, a widowed, absent-minded, unsuccessful inventor spruces up a wrecked racing car--which develops the amazing ability to float on water and fly--and plans to take his two children, his girlfriend and the flying automobile on a magical adventure. When the bullying prince of a middle European nation tries to kidnap the auto and its inventor, he grabs the wrong guy and the wrong car. So the adventure becomes a rescue mission that takes the group and their wonderful car to a strange Oz-like world of castles and pirates, where nothing is as it seems. Based on the children's story by Ian Fleming.

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner.