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.
Cast
George C. Scott
Ebenezer Scrooge
Roger Rees
Fred Holywell / Narrator
David Warner
Bob Cratchit
Susannah York
Mrs. Cratchit
Edward Woodward
Ghost of Christmas Present
Angela Pleasence
Ghost of Christmas Past
Michael Carter
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Anthony Walters
Tiny Tim
Caroline Langrishe
Janet Holywell
Lucy Gutteridge
Belle
Nigel Davenport
Silas Scrooge
Mark Strickson
Young Scrooge
Joanne Whalley
Fan
Frank Finlay
Jacob Marley
Brian Pettifer
Ben
Peter Settelen
Belle's Husband
Daniel Chatto
William
Timothy Bateson
Mr. Fezziwig
Michael Gough
Mr. Poole
John Quarmby
Mr. Hacking
Peter Woodthorpe
Old Joe
Liz Smith
Mrs. Dilber
Kieran Hughes
Peter Cratchit
Orlando Wells
Little Boy Cratchit
Cathryn Harrison
Kate
John Sharp
Tipton
Danny Davies
Forbush
Derek Francis
Pemberton
Catherine Hall
Meg
Pat Rose
Mrs. Fezziwig
Joseph Blatchley
George
Gavin Asher
Alfred
Rebecca Burrill
Anne
Tim Munro
Mr. Topper
Alan Bodenham
Poulterer
Spencer Banks
Dick Wilkins
Louise Gasser
Martha Cratchit
Sasha Wells
Belinda Cratchit
Nancy Dodds
Little Girl Cratchit
Ian Giles
Boy Who Gets Turkey
Crew
Director
Clive Donner
Novel
Charles Dickens
Screenplay
Roger O. Hirson
Reviews
John Chard
December 28, 2014
9
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Wonderful Adaptation.
The 1984 TV version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a joyous thing. Fronted by George C. Scott as the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge, Clive Donner’s movie pays great respects to the source material and garners a multi stranded piece of brilliance out of Scott. The characters of course remain the same, but headed by Scrooge having a complex and painful background and a persona of confused emotions, there’s meaty substance holding the movie up high. Donner and writer Roger Hirson retain the black heart of the source story, with the horror elements suitably effective to bother the children, while the Victorian atmosphere always feels – crucially – authentic.
If you haven’t seen this version of the often filmed tale, put it on your list for next yuletide. 9/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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