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A Christmas Carol (1977)

1977-12-24 · 58m · EN
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Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

"If I could work my will, every idiot that goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips would be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly in his heart" So spoke the immortal words of Christmas’ most famous miser, Charles Dicken’s Ebenezer Scrooge. Too mean to join in with the festivities; he sits alone on Christmas Eve. The scene is set for a visitation by the ghost of his late business partner, Marley, now bound to earth by eternal chains and his introduction to the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. For it is they who will take him through his life to face the truth about himself…

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Michael HordernMichael HordernEbenezer ScroogeJohn Le MesurierJohn Le MesurierMarley's GhostBernard LeeBernard LeeGhost of Christmas PresentPatricia QuinnPatricia QuinnGhost of Christmas PastCarol MacReadyCarol MacReadyMrs. CratchitZoë WanamakerZoë WanamakerBellePaul CopleyPaul CopleyFred (Scrooge's Nephew)Christopher BigginsChristopher BigginsTopperJohn SalthouseJohn SalthouseYoung ScroogeVeronica DoranVeronica DoranCarolineStephen ChurchettStephen ChurchettJohnClive MerrisonClive MerrisonBob Cratchit

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ChristmasHoliday

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Family · Tv MovieTheme affinityChristmas · HolidayDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference328482

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What is A Christmas Carol about?

"If I could work my will, every idiot that goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips would be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly in his heart" So spoke the immortal words of Christmas’ most famous miser, Charles Dicken’s Ebenezer Scrooge. Too mean to join in with the festivities; he sits alone on Christmas Eve. The scene is set for a visitation by the ghost of his late business partner, Marley, now bound to earth by eternal chains and his introduction to the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. For it is they who will take him through his life to face the truth about himself…

How long is A Christmas Carol?

A Christmas Carol has a runtime of 58 minutes.

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