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A Christmas Carol (1999)

A Christmas Carol (1999)
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Patrick Stewart stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in this made-for-TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday fable. Scrooge is a skinflint businessman who loathes the Christmas season and begrudges having to give time off to his best employee, Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant). On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late friend and partner, Jacob Marley (Bernard Lloyd), who in the afterlife has come to see the error of his ways. Marley arranges for Scrooge to be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Joel Grey), Christmas Present (Desmond Barrit), and Christmas Yet to Come (Tim Potter) in hopes of teaching Scrooge of the importance of embracing the joy of the holiday season. A Christmas Carol was produced for the TNT cable television network. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, (more)
Director(s):
David Jones
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of A Christmas Carol

Patrick Stewart stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in this made-for-TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday fable. Scrooge is a skinflint businessman who loathes the Christmas season and begrudges having to give time off to his best employee, Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant). On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late friend and partner, Jacob Marley (Bernard Lloyd), who in the afterlife has come to see the error of his ways. Marley arranges for Scrooge to be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Joel Grey), Christmas Present (Desmond Barrit), and Christmas Yet to Come (Tim Potter) in hopes of teaching Scrooge of the importance of embracing the joy of the holiday season. A Christmas Carol was produced for the TNT cable television network. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
94 mins

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Director(s):
David Jones
Writer(s):
Peter Barnes
Producer(s):
Dyson Lovell
Categories:
Family & Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Leigh R.

    I think its safe to say that everyone has seen some version of 'A Christmas Carol', but unlike the many bastardized takes this one sticks fairly close to the original and that's a good thing considering it was written by Charles Dickens. Much of the dialogue is word for word and Stewart does an admirable job as Ebeneezer. My only disappointment was the Ghost of Christmas Future. I have a picture in my mind of that apparition and no one has ever come close.

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    Richard J.

    This is a fairly dark remake of the classic story. Stewart makes a very convincing Scrooge and he has made that character his own. Although this was a made for tv movie, the production was good. Definitely a must see movie for the holidays

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    Steve G.

    Actually, I think Mickey, Donald and Goofy do a better job at "A Christmas Carol"....this version is rather gloomy. Not bad, for sure...but a bit murky for an overall feel for me...

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