TMDb Rating
7.5/10
406 verified votes
A Christmas Carol (1984)
DramaFantasyTV MovieFamily
101 min
"A new powerful presentation of the most loved ghost story of all time!"
Plot Summary
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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DramaFantasyTV MovieFamilyClive DonnerGeorge C. ScottRoger Rees1984
Director
Clive Donner
Top Cast
George C. ScottRoger ReesDavid WarnerSusannah YorkEdward Woodward
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