Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)

Directed by

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Genre

musical film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young rabbit named Peter Cottontail competes to become the new Easter Bunny. He learns lessons about responsibility and helping others along the way.

whimsicallightheartedmusicalgentlenostalgicplayfulfun

What happens

Here Comes Peter Cottontail is a 1971 animated Easter television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, currently distributed by Universal Television and based on the 1957 novel, The Easter Bunny That Overslept, by Priscilla and Otto Friedrich. The special is narrated by Danny Kaye, and stars Casey Kasem, Vincent Price, Joan Gardner and Paul Frees. The special also features Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins's Easter song, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". It was originally broadcast in the United States on April 4, 1971, on the ABC television network. Subsequent airings have appeared on CBS, Fox Family, The CW and Cartoon Network. In 2005, it was followed by a computer-animated sequel Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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