A Christmas Carol

TV Movie
1999
TV-PG
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

11K

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An bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.An bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.An 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

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,967

1,193

Director
- David Hugh Jones
Writers
- Peter Barnes
- Charles Dickens
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 5 nominations total

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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 letterboxed version formatted for HDTV is currently (2007) being shown on Turner Network Television. This version is cropped (the top and bottom are cut off). The picture was not made in widescreen and was not shown that way originally. The DVD is also made in fullscreen, not letterboxed or anamorphically enhanced.

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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8/10

Fabulous darker tale acted wonderfully by Patrick Stewart as Scrooge

Theater fans who longed to see Stewart's one-man-show version of "A Christmas Carol" will really appreciate this ! Patrick Stewart on Broadway plays, Scrooge, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim, the Three Ghosts and every other yuletide Dickensian character . I bet that was a sight to see "Live" ! On stage ! In the TNT TV version Stewart plays only Scrooge the film is one of the better adaptations alongside George C Scott's 1984 version, Alastair Sim 1951 ; Sim is a phenomenal Scrooge "gold standard" ! I will tell you however Stewart is outstanding and a joy to watch as you can tell he has completely dedicated himself to the character.

An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. Fabulous darker tale acted wonderfully by Patrick Stewart as Scrooge.