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'''''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang''''' is a 1968 British [[Musical film|musical]] [[Adventure film|adventure]] [[fantasy film]], directed by [[Ken Hughes]] and written by [[Roald Dahl]] and Hughes, loosely based on [[Ian Fleming]]'s 1964 novel ''[[Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang|Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car]]''. The film stars [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Sally Ann Howes]], [[Adrian Hall (actor)|Adrian Hall]], Heather Ripley, [[Lionel Jeffries]], [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Robert Helpmann]] and [[Gert Fröbe]].
The film was produced by [[Albert R. Broccoli]], the regular co-producer of the [[James Bond]] [[James Bond in film|series of films]] (also based on Ian Fleming novels). [[John Stears]] supervised the special effects. [[Irwin Kostal]] supervised and [[Film score|conducted the music]], while the musical numbers, written by [[Sherman Brothers|Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman]] of ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'', were staged by [[Marc Breaux]] and [[Dee Dee Wood]]. The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Academy Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ianflemingcentenary.com/ian-fleming.asp |title=Ian Fleming Centenary, James Bond, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Devil may care, Sebastian Faulks new novel, Ian Fleming exhibition |publisher=Ianflemingcentenary.com |accessdate=9 February 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306185234/http://www.ianflemingcentenary.com/ian-fleming.asp |archivedate=6 March 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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