The script was cowritten by Roal Dahl, and he was on a list of people I wanted to write a post on.Īnyway, in the film, the Neuschwanstein Castle acts as the home of Baron Bomburst, the evil ruler of Vulgaria, and is where he and the Baroness live out their wicked lives and keep all the children they imprison for being. The original story was written by Ian Fleming, who being the creator of James Bond, already has 2 entries in this movietecture blog (and knowing this it’s then maybe less of a surprise to note that the Brocolli Family were also involved as producers)ĥ. This is the American edition of the classic childrens book by Ian Fleming. It’s getting near to Christmas and I think I can say without fear of contradiction that Chitty Chitty Band Bang will be on TV at some point over the holidays.Ĥ. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car. Over the last week or so, Al Murray, Julia Bradbury and Andrew Graham Dixon have all told me about Mad King Ludwig 2 and this ridiculously over the top castle he built for himself over 15 years in the last quarter of the 19th Century.ģ. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 Motion Picture SoundtrackDisc 1 1 Main Title - Richard M, Sherman & Robert B, Sherman 2 You Two - Dick Van Dyke, Adrian. There’s lots of stuff on BBC 4 about Germany at the moment. I could tell it was a “proper” photo and not CGI but didn’t know where it was.Ģ. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections.

Motion picture, Theatre, and Ballet souvenir book collection, MSS 327 large.

Familiar to many through the original book illustrated by John Burningham and the 1968 film. I’ve been listening to the Pole album, Steingarten recently and although not an easy listen, with familiarity it reveals itself as a pretty smart collection of minimal bleeps and noises that has this amazing photo as a front cover. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968 Scope and Contents. Home Ian Fleming James Bond Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Perhaps an unexpected choice, as it’s not in any sense one of my favorite films, but a series of coincidences made it impossible to ignore the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria as a choice….ġ.

Chitty chitty bang bang book 1968