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70% Critic Match
A Christmas Carol
“Greater than "David Copperfield"!”
7.0 / 10• 1938• 1h 9m•NR• English
DramaFantasyFamily
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
Reginald Owen
Ebenezer Scrooge
Lead
Gene Lockhart
Bob Cratchit
Terry Kilburn
'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
Barry MacKay
Scrooge's Nephew Fred
Lynne Carver
Fred's Fiancee Bess
Leo G. Carroll
Marley's Ghost
Ann Rutherford
Spirit of Christmas Past
Lionel Braham
Spirit of Christmas Present
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edwin L. Marin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Christmas Carol is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
