Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web is a children's book by acclaimed American author E. B. White. It tells the story of a spider named Charlotte and her friendship with a pig named Wilbur. Wilbur was originally the piglet pet of a young girl named Fern Arable, who was forced to take him to the Zuckerman farm after he grew into an adult pig.

Film adaptations

Charlotte's Web was adapted into an animated feature by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions in 1973. The film, distributed to theatres by Paramount Pictures on February 22, 1973, is one of only two Hanna-Barbera features not based upon one of their famous television cartoons—Heidi's Song (1982) being the other—and was a moderate critical and commercial success.

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Animated feature - Hanna-Barbera Productions - 1973 - Paramount Pictures - February 22 - Television - Cartoons - Heidi's Song - 1982

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Paramount released a direct-to-video sequel, Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, in 2003, and has scheduled a live-action/animated remake of the original film, to star Dakota Fanning as Fern, for 2006, in association with Nickelodeon Movies.

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Direct-to-video - Sequel - 2003 - Dakota Fanning - 2006 - Nickelodeon Movies

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Voice Cast of 1973 film

• Debbie Reynolds as Charlotte A. Cavatica
• Paul Lynde as Templeton
• Henry Gibson as Wilbur
• Rex Allen as Narrator
• Danny Bonaduce as Avery Arable
• Pamelyn Ferdin as Fern Arable
• Joan Gerber as Mrs. Zuckerman and Mrs. Fussy
• Bob Holt as Homer Zuckerman
• Dave Madden as Ram and others
• Don Messick as Jeffrey
• Agnes Moorehead as The Goose
• Charles Nelson Reilly
• Martha Scott as Mrs. Arable
• John Stephenson as Arable
• Herb Vigran as Lurvy
• William B. White as Henry Fussy