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75% Critic Match
A Christmas Carol
“A new powerful presentation of the most loved ghost story of all time!”
7.5 / 10• 1984• 1h 41m•PG• English
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Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
George C. Scott
Ebenezer Scrooge
Lead
Roger Rees
Fred Holywell / Narrator
David Warner
Bob Cratchit
Susannah York
Mrs. Cratchit
Edward Woodward
Ghost of Christmas Present
Angela Pleasence
Ghost of Christmas Past
Michael Carter
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Anthony Walters
Tiny Tim
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clive Donner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Christmas Carol is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
