Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
April 4, 1971Release Date
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
April 4, 1971Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Danny Kaye
Seymour S. Sassafras/Colonel Wellington B. Bunny/Antoine (voice)
Vincent Price
January Q. Irontail (voice)
Casey Kasem
Peter Cottontail (voice)
Paul Frees
Colonel Wellington's assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
Joan Gardner
Mom / Madame Esmeralda / Bonnie Bonnet / Hat shop owner (voice)
Iris Rainer
Donna (voice)
Greg Thomas
Tommy / Boy 1 (Independence Day) (voice)
Jeff Thomas
Boy 2 (Independence Day)
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director / Producer
Jules Bass
Director / Producer / Lyricist
Romeo Muller
Writer
Maury Laws
Songs / Original Music Composer / Lyricist
Thornton W. Burgess
Writer
Steve Nelson
Songs
Jeff Thomas
Actor
Priscilla Friedrich
Book
Otto Friedrich
Book
Paul Coker Jr.
Character Designer
Jack Rollins
Songs
Kizo Nagashima
Production Supervisor
Steve Nakagawa
Production Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 4, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time51m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Here Comes Peter Cottontail is a 1971 Japanese-American Easter stop-motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, currently distributed by Universal Television and based on the 1957 novel, The Easter Bunny That Overslept, by Priscilla and Otto Friedrich. The special is narrated by Danny Kaye, and stars Casey Kasem, Vincent Price, Joan Gardner and Paul Frees. The special also features Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins's Easter song, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail".
It was originally broadcast in the United States April 4, 1971, on the ABC television network. Subsequent airings have appeared on CBS, Fox Family, The CW, and Cartoon Network. In 2005, it was followed by a computer-animated sequel Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie.