A Charlie Brown Christmas

"That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!"

1965 0h 25m EN

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 816

AnimationFamilyComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

“That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!”

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Cast

Peter Robbins
Charlie Brown (voice)
Christopher Shea
Linus Van Pelt (voice)
Tracy Stratford
Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Cathy Steinberg
Sally Brown (voice)
Chris Doran
Schroeder / Shermy (voice)
Sally Dryer
Violet (voice)
Ann Altieri
Frieda (voice)
Geoffrey Ornstein
Pig-Pen (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bill Melendez
Writers: Charles M. Schulz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Gillis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Peter Robbins and Christopher Shea and Tracy Stratford carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bill Melendez directs. Robert Gillis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
361 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Editor Robert Gillis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Peter Robbins and Christopher Shea and Tracy Stratford carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!".
7IMDB entry: tt0059026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Editing: Robert Gillis
Runtime: 25 min · 0h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $96,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

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Peter McGinn2020-08-26
★ 9/10
Another one of those classic old children’s Christmas shows I first watched who knows when, but probably when it first came out, and have seen a couple dozen more times since then. When dealing with a show I loved as a kid, I refuse to try to separate the adult viewer and rate it more harshly. The memory and the childish feelings I had for it are wrapped up in its value for me. For example, I am an atheist, so the nativity story doesn’t carry a religious message for me, but I can appreciate its function in the story, and I read a lot of other fictional mythical origin stories without being cynical. It is funny that our minds connect the jazz theme with Christmas, when it is, well, jazz. Also an oddity that Bill Melendez was the producer, director and voice (such as it was) for Snoopy. They used children for a lot of the voices, rather than adults simulating child voices. It would be interesting to learn how children nowadays respond to seeing this old show for the first time, after being exposed to many other modern shows and animation techniques, video games, etc.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
This is about the real meaning of Christmas...and the few haters of it are the pretentious that really don't like Christmas movies and are prejudiced against religion. If you get beyond that, it's a heart-warming story with a lot of little sub stories to keep kids and adults with ADHD focused on the screen. Really though, it's something to be cherished, respected, and loved.