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   Adam H. Kerman to Leif Roar Moldskred   
   Re: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factor   
   15 Aug 21 00:58:16   
   
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   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Leif Roar Moldskred  wrote:   
   >Your Name  wrote:   
      
   >>I forgot, the other well-known Roald Dahl book turned into a recent-ish   
   >>movie is "The BFG". For some reason (maybe it was too new at the time)   
   >>that story isn't included in my old box-set of Dalh books.   
      
   >I'd argue that "The Witches" is better known than both "James and the   
   >Giant Peach" and "The BFG". There are also movie adaptions of "Danny,   
   >the Champion of the World" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox." Dahl also wrote   
   >the script for the movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."   
      
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