ope ▁Pit stop ▁and ▁other ▁H anna - Bar ber a ▁TV ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁reading . ▁Ly nde ▁was ▁officially ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁spring , ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Ag nes ▁Moore head , ▁R ex ▁Allen , ▁Pam ely n ▁Ferd in , ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁Scott ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁cast . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Charlotte ' s ▁Web ▁was ▁originally ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁but ▁by ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁its ▁release ▁was ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Radio ▁City ▁Music ▁Hall ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁with ▁its ▁general ▁release ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁by ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁August ▁ 1 1 ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁August ▁ 2 5 ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁September   4 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁three ▁more ▁re - re leases ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It