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Here comes Peter Cottontail
Here comes Peter Cottontail © Rankin-Bass

Peter Cottontail sleeps through Easter, losing the egg-delivering contest, so that evil January Q. Irontail becomes the chief Easter Bunny. As Irontail sets out to ruin Easter, Peter borrows a time machine to travel to various holidays and deliver eggs.

Created by: Rankin-Bass
Released: 1971
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
Style: stop-motion animation
Featuring the voices of:
Danny Kaye ... Seymour S. Sassafras/Antoine/Col. Wellington B. Bunny
Vincent Prince ... January Q. Irontail
Casey Kasem ... Peter Cottontail
Iris Rainer ... Donna
Joan Gardner ... Bonnie
Paul Frees ... voice
Greg Thomas ... voice
Jeff Thomas ... voice
Directed by: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin
Produced by: Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass
Writing Credits: Romeo Muller
Based on: Song by Gene Autry
Here comes Peter Cottontail © Rankin-Bass
Of Interest:

Re Montresor, Irontail's bat:

Montresor was the name of the main character in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." He sets out to take revenge on an old friend he believes has wronged him, lures him to the family crypt, and walls him up in it.

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DVD
Contains both original special and sequel movie
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