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Patrick Stewart stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in this made-for-TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday fable.
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EAN0685738358526
eBay Product ID (ePID)44093439
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleA Christmas Carol
ActorJoel Grey, Saskia Reeves, Liz Smith, Elizabeth Spriggs, Bernard Lloyd, Richard E. Grant, Roger Frost, Desmond Barrit, Celia Imrie, Kenny Doughty, Laura Fraser, Jeremy Swift, Patrick Stewart, Dominic West, Ian Mcneice, Trevor Peacock, Edward Petherbridge
DirectorDavid Jones
FormatDVD
Release Year2004
LanguageEnglish
GenreFamily
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationScrooge is a skinflint businessman who loathes the Christmas season and begrudges having to give time off to his best employee, Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant). On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late friend and partner, Jacob Marley (Bernard Lloyd), who in the afterlife has come to see the error of his ways. Marley arranges for Scrooge to be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Joel Grey), Christmas Present (Desmond Barrit), and Christmas Yet to Come (Tim Potter) in hopes of teaching Scrooge of the importance of embracing the joy of the holiday season.
I always thought that this was the second best if not a very good match for the original version (the B/W one with good old Sir Alec). Forget all others.
Patrick Stewart makes a very believable Scrooge, and all the Spirits in this version add something special to this.
Compared to all the other versions, this one makes the best attempt at capturing the 'Dickensian' and historically correct spirit.
(I think the automatic sensor may be a philistine, as I got a swearing warning when typing/referring to the name of the greatest British Author). HoHoHo.
All the best.
Jack.