Charlotte's Web (1973)
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75% of critics liked it
(20 reviews) -
65% of users liked it
(211,595 ratings)
This animated musical, based on E.B. White's children's book classic, is about a courageous spider who helps save the life of an ill-fated pig. Wilbur is a young pig (voice of Henry Gibson) who's owned by New England farmer Homer Zuckerman (voice of Robert Holt). One day he is sold to a… More This animated musical, based on E.B. White's children's book classic, is about a courageous spider who helps save the life of an ill-fated pig. Wilbur is a young pig (voice of Henry Gibson) who's owned by New England farmer Homer Zuckerman (voice of Robert Holt). One day he is sold to a neighbor, where he meets a sheep who warns him that his fate lies in the confines of the slaughterhouse. Wilbur is terrified of this news until he meets Charlotte, a charming spider (voice of Debbie Reynolds), who is determined to save Wilbur from this dire destiny. By weaving words into her web, she convinces the farmer that Wilbur is some sort of prodigious animal too important to kill. The music for Charlotte's Web was written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, who wrote the scores for countless Disney movies, including Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles A. Nichols, Agnes Moorehead
- Written By
- Earl Hamner
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Feb 22, 1973 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 19, 2001
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Don Druker, Chicago Reader
It preserves some of the form and language of White's original but fattens and sweetens his lean and pungent prose with songs by Richard and Robert Sherman.
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Common Sense Media Editors, Common Sense Media
Heartwarming tale of love and friendship.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A charming animated adaptation of E.B. White's beloved fantasy.
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Linda Cook, Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
Almost as sweet as the children's classic novel, "Charlotte's Web" is just, well, crawling with entertainment.
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Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope
One of the year's best family films.
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Cast
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Debbie Reynolds
as Charlotte
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Paul Lynde
as Templeton
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Henry Gibson
as Wilbur
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Rex Allen
as Narrator
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Danny Bonaduce
as Avery
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Pamelyn Ferdin
as Fern Arable
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Joan Gerber
as Mrs. Fussy, Mrs. Zuckerman
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Robert Holt
as Homer Zuckerman
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Dave Madden
as Old Sheep
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Don Messick
as Geoffrey
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Agnes Moorehead
as The Goose
- Charles Nelson Reilly
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Martha Scott
as Mrs. Arable
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Herb Vigran
as Lurvy
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William B. White
as Henry Fussy
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John Stephenson
as Arable



