A Boy Named Charlie Brown
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69% Critic Match

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang in their First Movie!

6.9 / 10 1969 1h 26mG English
AnimationComedyDramaFamily

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Peter Robbins

Peter Robbins

Charlie Brown (voice)

Lead
Pamelyn Ferdin

Pamelyn Ferdin

Lucy Van Pelt (voice)

GG

Glenn Gilger

Linus Van Pelt (voice)

AP

Andy Pforsich

Schroeder (voice)

SD

Sally Dryer

Patty (voice)

Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez

Snoopy (voice)

Ann Altieri

Ann Altieri

Violet (voice)

ES

Erin Sullivan

Sally Brown (voice)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Melendez's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Boy Named Charlie Brown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker