Chitty Bang Bang (airship) Chitty Bang Bang (airship) Chitty Bang Bang was an airship built for the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". It was intended to represent the airship of Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria. Although fictional in inspiration, it was a fully functional flying airship. Vulgaria, and the airship, is drawn from Roald Dahl's screenplay for the film, rather than Ian Fleming's original book. The semi-rigid airship, whose appearance was designed by Ken Adam, was an approximate replica of a 1904 Lebaudy airship. The envelope was symmetrical fore-and-aft and short and deep compared to typical rigid airships, with pointed ends above the centre
43rd British Academy Film Awards - Gerry Hambling "' "Dead Poets Society" - Maurice Jarre "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" - Dante Ferretti "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" - Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza "Mississippi Burning" "Back to the Future Part II" "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" - Gabriella Pescucci Alec Guinness 43rd British Academy Film Awards The 43rd British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1990, honoured the best films of 1989. Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society won the award for Best Film. "Dead Poets Society" Daniel Day-Lewis in "My Left Foot" Pauline Collins in "Shirley Valentine" Ray