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A Christmas Carol( 1984)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      George C. Scott

      Ebenezer Scrooge

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      Roger Rees

      Fred Holywell / Narrator

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      David Warner

      Bob Cratchit

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      Susannah York

      Mrs. Cratchit

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      Edward Woodward

      Ghost of Christmas Present

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      Angela Pleasence

      Ghost of Christmas Past

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      Michael Carter

      Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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      Anthony Walters

      Tiny Tim

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      Caroline Langrishe

      Janet Holywell

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      Lucy Gutteridge

      Belle

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      Nigel Davenport

      Silas Scrooge

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      Mark Strickson

      Young Scrooge

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      Joanne Whalley

      Fan

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      Frank Finlay

      Jacob Marley

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      Brian Pettifer

      Ben

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      Peter Settelen

      Belle's Husband

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      Daniel Chatto

      William

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      Timothy Bateson

      Mr. Fezziwig

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      Michael Gough

      Mr. Poole

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      John Quarmby

      Mr. Hacking

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      Peter Woodthorpe

      Old Joe

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      Liz Smith

      Mrs. Dilber

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      Kieran Hughes

      Peter Cratchit

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      Orlando Wells

      Little Boy Cratchit

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      Cathryn Harrison

      Kate

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      John Sharp

      Tipton

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      Danny Davies

      Forbush

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      Derek Francis

      Pemberton

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      Catherine Hall

      Meg

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      Pat Rose

      Mrs. Fezziwig

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      Joseph Blatchley

      George

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      Gavin Asher

      Alfred

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      Rebecca Burrill

      Anne

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      Tim Munro

      Mr. Topper

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      Alan Bodenham

      Poulterer

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      Spencer Banks

      Dick Wilkins

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      Louise Gasser

      Martha Cratchit

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      Sasha Wells

      Belinda Cratchit

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      Nancy Dodds

      Little Girl Cratchit

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      Ian Giles

      Boy Who Gets Turkey

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Dec 28 2014
    A Christmas Carol (1984) Wonderful Adaptation. The 1984 TV version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a joyous thing. Fronted by George C. Scott as the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge, Clive Donner’s movie pays great respects to the source material and garners a multi stranded piece of brilliance out of Scott. The characters of course remain the same, but headed by Scrooge having a complex and painful background and a persona of confused emotions, there’s meaty substance holding the movie up high. Donner and writer Roger Hirson retain the black heart of the source story, with the horror e...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • future
    • holiday
    • redemption
    • miser
    • ghost
    • christmas
    • spectre
    • stingy