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A Christmas Carol

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7.5/10 • 380

1984-10-091h 41m

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A new powerful presentation of the most loved ghost story of all time!

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Directors
Clive Donner
Editors
Peter Tanner

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  1. George C. Scott

    George C. Scott

    Ebenezer Scrooge

  2. Roger Rees

    Roger Rees

    Fred Holywell / Narrator

  3. David Warner

    David Warner

    Bob Cratchit

  4. Susannah York

    Susannah York

    Mrs. Cratchit

  5. Edward Woodward

    Edward Woodward

    Ghost of Christmas Present

  6. Angela Pleasence

    Angela Pleasence

    Ghost of Christmas Past

  7. Michael Carter

    Michael Carter

    Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

  8. Anthony Walters

    Anthony Walters

    Tiny Tim

  9. Caroline Langrishe

    Caroline Langrishe

    Janet Holywell

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John Chard

Dec 28, 2014

9/10

A Christmas Carol (1984) Wonderful Adaptation. The 1984 TV version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a joyous thing. Fronted by George C. Scott as the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge, Clive Donner’s movie pays great respects to the source material and garners a multi stranded piece of brilliance out of Scott. The characters of course remain the same, but headed by Scrooge having a complex and painful background and a persona of confused emotions, there’s meaty substance holding the movie up high. Donner and writer Roger Hirson retain the black heart of the source story, with the horror elements suitably effective to bother the children, while the Victorian atmosphere always feels – crucially – authentic. If you haven’t seen this version of the often filmed tale, put it on your list for next yuletide. 9/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
futurebased on novel or bookholidayredemptioncharitymiserghostmoral transformationghosts of the pastchristmasspectrestingytyrannical bosshopefulfates warningxmas eve