Top billed cast

1. 

   George C. Scott

   Ebenezer Scrooge

2. 

   Roger Rees

   Fred Holywell / Narrator

3. 

   David Warner

   Bob Cratchit

4. 

   Susannah York

   Mrs. Cratchit

5. 

   Edward Woodward

   Ghost of Christmas Present

6. 

   Angela Pleasence

   Ghost of Christmas Past

7. 

   Michael Carter

   Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

8. 

   Anthony Walters

   Tiny Tim

9. 

   Caroline Langrishe

   Janet Holywell

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2014-12-28

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 h...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Scrooge74%
2. A Christmas Carol69%
3. A Christmas Carol69%
4. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol67%
5. FX's A Christmas Carol72%
6. Scrooge68%
7. Miracle on 34th Street67%
8. Avalon High61%
9. Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups61%
10. The Canterville Ghost63%
11. A Wrinkle in Time63%
12. A Christmas Carol65%
13. One Magic Christmas59%
14. The Shepherd68%
15. The Bridge62%
16. Hogfather68%
17. The Dark Crystal71%
18. The Nightmare Before Christmas78%
19. A Dog's Purpose76%
20. The Polar Express67%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• future
• based on novel or book
• holiday
• redemption
• charity
• miser
• ghost
• moral transformation
• ghosts of the past
• christmas
• spectre
• stingy
• tyrannical boss
• christmas eve
• hopeful
• fates warning