A Boy Named Charlie Brown

"Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang in their First Movie!"

1969 1h 26m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 199🍅95%Rotten Tomatoes★7.3IMDB · 6,111

AnimationComedyDramaFamily

Synopsis

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Poor Charlie Brown. He can't fly a kite, and he always loses in baseball. Having his faults projected onto a screen by Lucy doesn't help him much either. Against the sage advice and taunting of the girls in his class, he volunteers for the class spelling bee.

“Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang in their First Movie!”

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Cast

Peter Robbins
Charlie Brown (voice)
Pamelyn Ferdin
Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Glenn Gilger
Linus Van Pelt (voice)
Andy Pforsich
Schroeder (voice)
Sally Dryer
Patty (voice)
Bill Melendez
Snoopy (voice)
Ann Altieri
Violet (voice)
Erin Sullivan
Sally Brown (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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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vince Guaraldi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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 Pamelyn Ferdin and Glenn Gilger carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang in their First Movie!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064107 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Original score by Vince Guaraldi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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 Pamelyn Ferdin and Glenn Gilger carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang in their First Movie!".
7IMDB entry: tt0064107 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.