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A Christmas Carol( 1971)

TV-MAAnimationDramaFantasyFamilyTV Movie
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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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      Alastair Sim

      Scrooge (voice)

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      Michael Redgrave

      Narrator (voice)

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      Diana Quick

      Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

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      Joan Sims

      Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

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      Michael Hordern

      Marley's Ghost (voice)

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      Paul Whitsun-Jones

      Fezziwig (voice)

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      David Tate

      Scrooge's Nephew/ Charity Man (voice)

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      Felix Felton

      Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

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      Annie West

      Belle (voice)

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      Melvyn Hayes

      Bob Cratchit (voice)

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      Mary Ellen Ray

      Mrs. Dilber (voice)

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      Alexander Williams

      Tiny Tim (voice)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Mar 20 2024
    There are some astonishingly good time-lapse animations in this very heavily abridged version of the famous Charles Dickens Christmas story. It helps that Alastair Sim reprises his characterful role from 1951 and what now ensues is an engaging and quickly paced version of the tale of the miser who has four visitations early one Christmas morning. One from his erstwhile, now late, business partner then three that reflect his childhood, his present and the potential for his future - and it's that last part that makes him realise that, well we know the rest. The script retains much of the salient ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • holiday
    • ghost story
    • christmas