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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ken Hughes, 1968

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
John Frederick Burke, 1968

NOVELIZATION

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a movie novelization written by John Frederick Burke in 1968 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Ken Hughes in 1968. The movie features Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Anna Quayle, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill, Gert Fröbe, and others.

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RATING

6.9

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Movie Poster: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Ken Hughes, 1968)

7.7

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Book Cover: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (John Frederick Burke, 1968)

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Storyline

The story opens with a montage of European Grand Prix races in which one particular car appears to win every race it runs in from 1907 until its final race in 1909, when the car crashes and catches fire, ending its racing career. While truant from school, they meet Truly Scrumptious, a beautiful, wealthy woman with her own motor car, who brings them home to report their truancy to their father.

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Poster of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the 1968 movie by Ken Hughes

Year

1968

Minutes

144

Movie Rate

6.90

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Movie

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Country: UK

Year: 1968

Length: 2h24m

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Cover of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the 1968 book by John Frederick Burke

Year

1968

Pages

96

Book Rate

7.72

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Book

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Country: UK

First published in: 1968

Length: 96 pages

Genre: Fiction

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