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Baron Bomburst is one of the main villains of the in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Played by Gert Fröbe, Bomburst rules the Barony of Vulgaria together with his wife, Baroness Bomburst. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 feature film with a script by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes, and songs by the Sherman Brothers, based on Ian Flemings book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car . ... Gert Fröbe playing Auric Goldfinger The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Gert Froebe. ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... Vulgaria, played by Neuschwanstein Castle Vulgaria is a fictional European barony visited by the Potts family and Truly Scrumptious in their amazing flying car, in the classic childrens film/stage musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Baroness Bomburst is a fictional character and one of the antagonists in the story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ...

First appearing as a gentleman pirate when the Potts and Truly Scrumptious are picnicking on the beach, he reveals a cruel and greedy streak by attempting to steal the enchanted car, and then, after failing, and seeing that the car is able to float and move like a speedboat on the sea, he sabotages the Potts' home by air and kidnaps Grandfather Potts, mistaking him for the inventor of Chitty. Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the classic musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Categories: Stub | Boat types ...

Later, when the Potts follow Bomburst's airship to his native Vulgaria, they discover how cruelly the Baron treats his subjects. Although it is stated that "the Baroness hates children" and that it is the Baroness who sends for the Childcatcher, it seems that the Baron has a hand in it as well, and his greed is evident all the more when it is revealed that all the toys made by Vulgaria's toymaker are for him. USS Akron (ZRS-4) in flight, November 2, 1931 An airship is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...

His relationship with his wife appears to be twisted : when Grandfather Potts inadvertantly ejects her out of the car he has been forced to try to modify for floating and flying like Chitty, Bomburst automatically opts for a gun as the best means to get her down, and there is a darkly comical sequence shortly afterwards where he alternately sings of his love for her and attempts to kill her.

Cruel though he is, there is a juvenile side to him as well. His envy for the Potts' car is more akin to a spoilt schoolboy than a psychopathic killer, he sulks mightily when the toymaker has apparently made him a doll instead of a toy that a boy should have (his greed for toys, in itself, being fairly childish), and he sobs near the end when he loses his crown in fleeing from the children he so detests. Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ...

In short, he is one of the most loved and hated of all film villains - in contrast to his Child Catcher, who is one of the most feared. One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains from silent films of the early 20th century. ... The Child Catcher is a real and nightmarish character from the beloved film, and theatrical productions of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ...