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17 December 1984 (USA)
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A new powerful presentation of the most loved ghost story of all time!
Plot:
An old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when 3 ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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(From The Guardian - TV News. 16 November 2009, 11:02 AM, PST)
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This is one of the best versions out there!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | George C. Scott | ... | Ebenezer Scrooge |
 | Frank Finlay | ... | Marley's Ghost |
| Angela Pleasence | ... | Ghost of Christmas Past |
 | Edward Woodward | ... | Ghost of Christmas Present |
| Michael Carter | ... | Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come |
| David Warner | ... | Bob Cratchit |
| Susannah York | ... | Mrs. Cratchit |
| Anthony Walters | ... | Tiny Tim |
 | Roger Rees | ... | Fred Holywell / Narrator |
| Caroline Langrishe | ... | Janet Holywell |
| Lucy Gutteridge | ... | Belle |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | Silas Scrooge |
| Mark Strickson | ... | Young Scrooge |
 | Joanne Whalley | ... | Fan |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | Mr. Fezziwig |
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100 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Liz Smith played Mrs. Dilber in both the 1984 version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring George C. Scott and the 1999 version starring Patrick Stewart.
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Crew or equipment visible: The Ghost of Christmas Future takes scrooge to the cemetery near the end of the movie. At the beginning of this scene, when scrooge asks why they are here, you can see a rope at the bottom of the screen that pulls the Ghost across the graveyard to simulate it floating across on air.
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Fred Holywell:
Uncle Ebenezer, this is my wife Janet. Janet this is Uncle Ebenezer.
Janet Holywell: It's a pleasure.
Ebenezer Scrooge: More like a surprise wouldn't you say?
Janet Holywell: Well that too.
Fred Holywell: That's quite true. Quite honestly it is a surprise. At least yesterday, you made it quite clear, it seemed to me at least, that you had no intention of accepting my annual invitation.
Ebenezer Scrooge: I made other things clear too didn't I, Fred? That Christmas was a humbug - a waste of time and money. A false and commercial festival, devoutly to be ignored.
Fred Holywell: Yes, basically that was it.
Ebenezer Scrooge: Well, I've come for three reasons. First, to beg your pardon for the things I said about Christmas. That was a humbug Fred.
Fred Holywell: Was it?
Ebenezer Scrooge: I didn't know it then, but I know it now. Secondly, I've come to meet your wife.
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Janet Holywell: It's a pleasure.
Ebenezer Scrooge: More like a surprise wouldn't you say?
Janet Holywell: Well that too.
Fred Holywell: That's quite true. Quite honestly it is a surprise. At least yesterday, you made it quite clear, it seemed to me at least, that you had no intention of accepting my annual invitation.
Ebenezer Scrooge: I made other things clear too didn't I, Fred? That Christmas was a humbug - a waste of time and money. A false and commercial festival, devoutly to be ignored.
Fred Holywell: Yes, basically that was it.
Ebenezer Scrooge: Well, I've come for three reasons. First, to beg your pardon for the things I said about Christmas. That was a humbug Fred.
Fred Holywell: Was it?
Ebenezer Scrooge: I didn't know it then, but I know it now. Secondly, I've come to meet your wife.
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Referenced in Queer Duck: The Movie (2006) (V)
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Is "A Christmas Carol" based on a book?Is it possible to read Dickens' story online?
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and possibly closest to the Dickens story line. Although I find the young Ebenezer hard to watch (who's idea was that period hair, surely they could have done better than that!), Scott does an incredible job as Scrooge. His delivery of some of the lines from Dickens finally brought it to life for me. Edward Woodward is everything we expect and more of the Ghost of Christmas present. I find G.C. Scott's Scrooge much more of a believable miser than the more current version done by Patrick Stewart. The scene Christmas Morning when Scrooge realizes he hasn't 'missed it', is enough to convince one that Scott knows how to act versus overact. He's phenomenal here. Nearly the entire cast is incredible. The Tiny Tim in this version of The Christmas Carol is a little tough to look at, almost too sweet. Still the music and the scenery make this a must watch every holiday. Enjoy!