Mel Stuart

Director

Born: September 2, 1928
Died: August 9, 2012 (age 83)
From: New York City, New York, USA

Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He has directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium…

Filmography (25)

Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
Self
The Mystery of Sleep (2010)
Director
The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
Director
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' (2001)
Self
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
Director
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)
Director
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde (1997)
Director
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987)
Director
The White Lions (1981)
Director
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980)
Director
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
Director
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
Director
Ruby and Oswald (1978)
Director
Brenda Starr (1976)
Director
LIFE Goes to the Movies (1976)
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Wattstax (1973)
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One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
Director
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Director
I Love My Wife (1970)
Director
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970)
Director
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Director
China: The Roots of Madness (1967)
Director
The Making of the President: 1964 (1966)
Director
Four Days In November (1964)
Director
The Making of the President 1960 (1963)
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