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Charlotte's Web (1973) 6.9
A gentle and wise grey spider with a flair for promotion pledges to save a young pig from slaughter for dinner food. |
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Cast
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| Debbie Reynolds | ... |
Charlotte A. Cavatica
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| Paul Lynde | ... |
Templeton
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| Henry Gibson | ... |
Wilbur
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| Rex Allen | ... |
Narrator
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| Martha Scott | ... |
Mrs. Arable
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| Dave Madden | ... |
Ram
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| Danny Bonaduce | ... |
Avery Arable
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Don Messick | ... |
Jeffrey
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Herb Vigran | ... |
Lurvy
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| Agnes Moorehead | ... |
The Goose
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Pamelyn Ferdin | ... |
Fern Arable
(voice) (as Pam Ferdin)
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Joan Gerber | ... |
Mrs. Zuckerman /
Mrs. Fussy
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| Bob Holt | ... |
Homer Zuckerman
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John Stephenson | ... |
Farmer Arable
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William B. White | ... |
Henry Fussy
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Based on the beloved children's novel by E.B. White, this is the story of a little pig named Wilbur who was born a runt. Mr. Arable decides to kill him for dinner food but his daughter Fern begs him to let him live. On greater maturity, Wilbut is sold to Fern's uncle, Homer L. Zuckerman, in whose barnyard he's left yearning for friendship, but is snubbed by other barn animals. Wilbur is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a gentle and wise grey spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 March 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web See more »Company Credits
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[first lines]
Narrator: This old world is filled with wonders, but to me there is no place more wonderful than a farm in springtime, when the sun is just lifting from the sky line. The air is so sweet and everywhere you look, little miracles are happening. Buds swell into blossoms, eggs hatch, young are born.
[shows duck and ducklings swimming in puddle]
Narrator: Everything's off to a fresh start, and life is good and busy and brand new.
[hen and chicks pass by]
Narrator: Around the ...
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In the beginning there are ten piglets suckling from John Arable's sow then when the runt appears there are nine. It happens again when John picks up the runt, planning to kill it, until Fern comes outside to rescue it. See more »Quotes
Narrator: [we hear a rooster crow and a cow moo][first lines]
Narrator: This old world is filled with wonders, but to me there is no place more wonderful than a farm in springtime, when the sun is just lifting from the sky line. The air is so sweet and everywhere you look, little miracles are happening. Buds swell into blossoms, eggs hatch, young are born.
[shows duck and ducklings swimming in puddle]
Narrator: Everything's off to a fresh start, and life is good and busy and brand new.
[hen and chicks pass by]
Narrator: Around the ...
[...]
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This, and maybe one other film, are the only films I've seen that made me cry...and I don't usually cry when watching films; I'm aware too much of how they are made. It's a wonderful translation of the story in the since that all the warmth is there. When fall comes along it FEELS like fall (same as in the animated version of Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree). Debbie Reynolds' voice is beautiful for Charlotte and fit the animated character's blue/gray smiling face. I'd dare say the story comes across better than some of Disney's most recent stuff (though I'd still have to bow down to Beauty and The Beast, one of my all-time faves). As far as animation goes, Charlotte's Web proves once again that it's all about story; the most beautiful animation in the world can't save a lousy story...no matter what. And I highly doubt that the new live action version coming out will be half as charming as this animated classic. I could be wrong. I hope I'm wrong...but I doubt it.