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Three-disc set includes: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)Gene Wilder stars as Willy Wonka, maker of Everlasting Gobstoppers, Fizzy Lifting Drinks, Three Course Dinner Gum, and other sweet treats in this music-filled fantasy based on Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Join five contest-winning children on a tour of Wonka's magical candy factory, staffed by the mysterious and diminutive Oompa Loompas. With Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum. Includes the songs "The Candy Man," "Oompa-Loompa-Doompa-De-Do," and more. 100 min. C/Rtg: G Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)A magical car that can fly like a plane or float like a boat is at the center of a wondrous yarn spun by eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) in this delightful song-filled fantasy, based on Ian Fleming's book. Potts' tale finds him, his children (Adrian Hall and Heather Ripley), and the beautiful Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes) taking the titular auto on an adventure to the mythical land of Vulgaria. With Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill; co-scripted by Roald Dahl. 145 min. C/Rtg: G The Wizard Of Oz (1939)Follow Dorothy over the rainbow and down the Yellow Brick Road in one of the most beloved films in cinematic history. Not in Kansas anymore after a tornado whisks her away to the Land of Oz, Dorothy is off for adventure in the Emerald City with the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto, too, all the while being chased by the Wicked Witch of the West and looking for a way home. Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton, and Frank Morgan star. 102 min. BW&C/Rtg: G