A Christmas Carol

Oct 9, 1984

1h 41m

★ 7.5

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

TV Movie

Family

Production Companies

Entertainment Partners Ltd.

A Christmas Carol Trailers

Cast

Ebenezer Scrooge

George C. Scott

Fred Holywell / Narrator

Roger Rees

Bob Cratchit

David Warner

Mrs. Cratchit

Susannah York

Ghost of Christmas Present

Edward Woodward

Ghost of Christmas Past

Angela Pleasence

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Michael Carter

Tiny Tim

Anthony Walters

Janet Holywell

Caroline Langrishe

Belle

Lucy Gutteridge

Silas Scrooge

Nigel Davenport

Young Scrooge

Mark Strickson

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