A Christmas Carol

Name: A Christmas Carol
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Released: 1984-10-09
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Cast: George C. Scott, Roger Rees, David Warner, Susannah York

1984 · 1h 41m · Drama, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated PG (US)

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

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.

Directed by

Clive Donner

Written by

Roger O. Hirson

Based on the novel by

Charles Dickens

Starring

George C. Scott, Roger Rees, David Warner, Susannah York

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