A Christmas Carol is a 1984 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843). The film was directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. It also features Frank Finlay as Marley's ghost, David Warner as Bob Cratchit, Susannah York as Mrs. Cratchit, Angela Pleasence as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Edward Woodward as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Roger Rees as Scrooge's nephew Fred; Rees also narrates portions of Charles Dickens' words at the beginning and end of the film. The movie was filmed in the historic medieval county town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Directed by Clive Donner
Genres - Drama, Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Christmas Film |
Release Date - Oct 9, 1984 |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Christmas, Film Based On Literature, Financial, Friend, Future, Ghost, Ghosts Of Christmas, Heart, Holiday, Man, Miser, Redemption, Scott, Scrooge, Spirit, Success
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Based On: A Christmas Carol
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