A Boy Named Charlie Brown

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a 1969 animated feature film that follows Charlie Brown’s struggles and small triumphs, particularly as he competes in a national spelling bee, capturing the gentle humor and melancholy of the Peanuts comic strip.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Peanuts film
animated feature film
animationStudio Bill Melendez Productions
basedOn Peanuts
linked to: Peanuts comic strip
basedOnWorkBy Charles M. Schulz
character Charlie Brown
Linus van Pelt
Lucy van Pelt
Peppermint Patty
Schroeder
Snoopy
countryOfOrigin United States
creatorOfSourceMaterial Charles M. Schulz
director Bill Melendez
distributor National General Pictures
followedBy Snoopy, Come Home
genre animated film
comedy-drama film
family film
mainCharacter Charlie Brown
MPAARating G
musicBy John Scott Trotter
Rod McKuen
Vince Guaraldi
narrator Pamelyn Ferdin
notableSong Champion Charlie Brown
Failure Face
I Before E Except After C
originalLanguage English
partOfFranchise Peanuts
linked to: Peanuts comic strip
plotSummary Charlie Brown competes in a national spelling bee while dealing with self-doubt and small triumphs.
producer Lee Mendelson
productionCompany Cinema Center Films
Lee Mendelson Film Productions
releaseDate 1969-12-04
releaseYear 1969
runtimeMinutes 86
screenwriter Al Shean
Bill Melendez
Charles M. Schulz
theme childhood insecurity
friendship
perseverance despite failure
title A Boy Named Charlie Brown
voiceActor Andy Pforsich
Christopher DeFaria
Glenn Gilger
Pamelyn Ferdin
Peter Robbins
Sally Dryer
voiceActorOfCharacter Andy Pforsich as Linus van Pelt
Christopher DeFaria as Peppermint Patty
Glenn Gilger as Schroeder
Pamelyn Ferdin as Lucy van Pelt
linked to: Lucy van Pelt

Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown
linked to: Charlie Brown

Sally Dryer as Patty

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Peanuts notableAdaptation A Boy Named Charlie Brown
subject linked to: Peanuts comic strip
Snoopy, Come Home (1972 film songs) franchise Peanuts animated films
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Vince Guaraldi notableAlbum A Boy Named Charlie Brown (soundtrack)
linked to: A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Lee Mendelson notableWork A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Lee Mendelson workedOn Peanuts feature films
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Pig-Pen appearsIn A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Snoopy, Come Home follows A Boy Named Charlie Brown
A Boy Named Charlie Brown title A Boy Named Charlie Brown
A Boy Named Charlie Brown notableSong Champion Charlie Brown
linked to: A Boy Named Charlie Brown