A Christmas Carol
Christmas, Family, Fantasy
20th Century Fox  (1984) 100 mins PG

7.7 (2,713 votes)
George C. Scott stars in this critically acclaimed version of Charles Dickens' holiday classic in which a bitter old man discovers the meaning of Christmas.

Christmas elicits nothing more than “Bah, humbug!” from Ebenezer Scrooge (Scott), a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man.

But a Christmas Eve visit from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future ultimately teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas and to the joys of friends and family.

Filmed entirely on location in the historic English town of Shrewsbury, this lavish production vividly brings to life one of the world’s best-loved Christmas stories....

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Cast and Crew
George C. Scott  ......  Ebenezer Scrooge
Susannah York  ......  Mrs. Cratchit
Frank Finlay  ......  Marley's Ghost
Edward Woodward  ......  Ghost of Christmas Present
Michael Carter/2nd Generation  ...... 
Angela Pleasence  ......  Ghost of Christmas Past
Director  .....  Clive Donner
Producer  .....  William F. Storke; Alfred R. Kelman; Robert E. Fuisz
Writer  .....  Roger O. Hirson; Charles Dickens
Notes
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: The Ghost of Christmas Future takes scrooge to the cemetery near the end of the movie. At the beginning of this scene, when scrooge asks why they are here, you can see a rope at the bottom of the screen that pulls the Ghost across the graveyard to simulate it floating across on air. (more)

Trivia:
Edward Woodward replaced Leo McKern. (more)

Filming Locations:
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK

Quotes:
Ebenezer Scrooge: [to a "simile" player at the Hollywell's party, who's just been eliminated from the proceedings] ...”Quick as a FLASH," you idiot!
Ghost of Christmas Present: Ebenezer! Shush!
Ebenezer Scrooge: You said they could neither see nor hear us.
Ghost of Christmas Present: Oh, yes... that's right. Well, even I forget the regulations sometimes; after all, I don't come back very often.
Ebenezer Scrooge: SHUSH... I'm trying to listen to the game!
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. (more)