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A Christmas Carol

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
12K
YOUR RATING
Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol (1999)
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A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

  • Director
    • David Hugh Jones
  • Writers
    • Peter Barnes
    • Charles Dickens
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Richard E. Grant
    • Joel Grey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Hugh Jones
    • Writers
      • Peter Barnes
      • Charles Dickens
    • Stars
      • Patrick Stewart
      • Richard E. Grant
      • Joel Grey
    • 132User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast53

    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Bob Cratchit
    Joel Grey
    Joel Grey
    • The Ghost of Christmas Past
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Mr. Albert Fezziwig
    Saskia Reeves
    Saskia Reeves
    • Mrs. Cratchit
    Desmond Barrit
    Desmond Barrit
    • The Ghost of Christmas Present
    Bernard Lloyd
    Bernard Lloyd
    • Marley's Ghost
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Fred (Scrooge's nephew)
    Trevor Peacock
    Trevor Peacock
    • Old Joe
    Liz Smith
    Liz Smith
    • Mrs. Dilber
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Mrs. Riggs
    Kenny Doughty
    Kenny Doughty
    • Young Scrooge
    Laura Fraser
    Laura Fraser
    • Belle
    Celia Imrie
    Celia Imrie
    • Mrs. Bennett
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    • Crump
    Roger Frost
    Roger Frost
    • Clergyman
    Edward Petherbridge
    Edward Petherbridge
    • Foster
    Jeremy Swift
    Jeremy Swift
    • Williams
    • Director
      • David Hugh Jones
    • Writers
      • Peter Barnes
      • Charles Dickens
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews132

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      During the 1990s, Sir Patrick Stewart wrote and starred in a one-man play based on A Christmas Carol, performing it in various places in the United States and the United Kingdom. He performed it again for the survivors and victim's families of 9/11, and again in 2005. In the play, he performed over forty different characters.
    • Goofs
      When Scrooge is back visiting his apprenticeship Christmas party, a sideways view of the musician playing the large serpentine wind instrument shows a large black mouthpiece hovering in front of his mouth, whereas moments earlier, from the front, it was a real gray trumpet-like mouthpiece actually attached to the instrument.
    • Quotes
      • Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge: [about Tiny Tim] Is there no chance that boy will be spared?
      • The Ghost of Christmas Present: Not if the future remains unaltered. But so what if he dies? If he's going to do it, he'd better do it quick and decrease the surplus population. If you be a man in your heart, forbear that wicked cant until you've discovered what the surplus really is and where it is. Will you decided what men shall live, what men shall die? It may be that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions, like this poor man's child. Oh God, to hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing there is too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!
    • Alternate versions
      A cropped version formatted for 16:9 ratio HDTVs began airing in 2007 on Turner Network Television. This version crops the top and bottom of the picture, but preserves the width. The movie was made and originally broadcast when 4:3 ratio SDTVs were more common. The DVD and some streaming services e.g. Amazon Prime Video, preserve the aspect ratio of the original TV exhibition by displaying in pillarbox mode on widescreen HDTVs.
    • Connections
      Featured in 25 Most Heartwarming Holiday TV Moments (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Good King Wenceslas
      (uncredited)
      Traditional tune
      English lyrics by John M. Neale and Thomas Helmore

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 5, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • TNT
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cuento de Navidad
    • Filming locations
      • Kirby Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire, England, UK(school)
    • Production companies
      • TNT
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 1.78 : 1

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