A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
December 4, 1969Release Date
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
December 4, 1969Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Peter Robbins
Charlie Brown
Pamelyn Ferdin
Lucy Van Pelt
Glenn Gilger
Linus Van Pelt
Andy Pforsich
Schroeder
Sally Dryer
Patty
Ann Altieri
Violet
Erin Sullivan
Sally
Linda Mendelson
Frieda / Different Girl
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Details.
Release DateDecember 4, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingG
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Wiki.
A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a 1969 American animated musical comedy-drama film, produced by Cinema Center Films, distributed by National General Pictures, and directed by Bill Melendez with a screenplay by Charles M. Schulz. It is the first feature film based on the Peanuts comic strip. Starring Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, and Andy Pforsich, the film follows the titular character as he tries to win the National Spelling Bee, with Snoopy and Linus by his side. The film was also produced by Lee Mendelson. It was also distributed by National General Pictures and produced by Melendez Films
The film was based on a comic strip of the series in February 1966, except it had a different ending where Charlie Brown got eliminated at school. Regular Peanuts composer Vince Guaraldi and John Scott Trotter composed the score while Rod McKuen wrote many of the songs as well as the name theme "A Boy Named Charlie Brown". This film would be the last time Peter Robbins would provide the voice of Charlie Brown.
Releasing on December 4, 1969, A Boy Named Charlie Brown was a box-office success, grossing $12 million and was positively received by critics. The film would go on to start a film series of four more Peanuts films.