A Christmas Carol

Dec 5, 1999

1h 37m

★ 6.9

In just one night, he has seen his past, his present, and his future... and they've all come back to haunt him.

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

Production Companies

Turner Network Television

Hallmark Entertainment

A Christmas Carol Trailers

Cast

Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge

Patrick Stewart

Bob Cratchit

Richard E. Grant

The Ghost of Christmas Past

Joel Grey

Mr. Albert Fezziwig

Ian McNeice

Mrs. Cratchit

Saskia Reeves

The Ghost of Christmas Present

Desmond Barrit

Marley's Ghost

Bernard Lloyd

Fred (Scrooge's nephew)

Dominic West

Old Joe

Trevor Peacock

Mrs Dilber

Liz Smith

Mrs Riggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Young Scrooge

Kenny Doughty

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