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A Christmas Carol (1984)

96 min · Christmas film, Drama, Fantasy, drama film

Popularity5/5
12-month trend101k2.5kExpand

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101k02025-09: 3,274 views2025-10: 6,860 views2025-11: 15,568 views2025-12: 101,270 views2026-01: 6,782 views2026-02: 2,944 views2026-03: 2,586 views2026-04: 3,623 views2026-05: 2,562 views2026-06: 2,459 views2026-07: 3,692 views2026-08: 3,282 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Clive Donner

Cast

George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward, Michael Carter, David Warner, Susannah York, Anthony Walters, Roger Rees, Caroline Langrishe

The story

On Christmas Eve in Victorian-era London, greedy commodities trader and finance company owner Ebenezer Scrooge does not tolerate the revelry of Christmas, much less comprehend its meaning. He declines his nephew Fred Hollywell's invitation for Christmas dinner, and reluctantly grants his underpaid employee Bob Cratchit's request to have Christmas off as there will be no business during the day. Scrooge later charges three businessmen extra for corn, due to failing to meet his demands the previous day, much to their chagrin.

Catalogue themes and tags

Avarice, Christmas Party, Experience, Geister, Gut und Böse, Handicapped Person, Learning and Teaching, London, Poverty, Weihnachten, evil, Television movie, Costume drama, Family Drama, Period piece, Christmas movie, Fantasy, Film adaptation, Drama, Family Film

Genres

Christmas film, Drama, Fantasy, drama film

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