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This adaptation of Dickens' timeless classic brings a story of hope, compassion and the uplifting power of the spirit.

It's the year 1850 and its Christmas Eve, the melancholy Scrooge (Patrick Stewart) finds himself alone at home when he sees before him the ghost of late business partner, Jacob Marley (Bernard Lloyd), who died seven years earlier.

Marley warns the miserable Scrooge that he will repent, even in death, for all the suffering he has caused others and he has only one chance to escape his ultimate fate.

He is told that three spirits will visit him, one belonging to Christmas Past (Joel Grey), Christmas Present (Desmond Barrit) and the ghost of Christmas yet to come (Tim Potter) and he is to obey them in order to redeem himself and make amends to his loyal and long-suffering clerk, Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant).

Keywords:

Drama, Fantasy, Based-on-Novel, Christmas, Xmas, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1999) (Made for TV) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Patrick Stewart	.... Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge
Richard E. Grant	.... Bob Cratchit
Joel Grey	.... The Ghost of Christmas Past
Ian McNeice	.... Mr. Albert Fezziwig
Saskia Reeves	.... Mrs. Cratchit
Desmond Barrit	.... The Ghost of Christmas Present

Supporting Cast:

Bernard Lloyd	.... Marley's Ghost
Dominic West	.... Fred
Trevor Peacock	.... Old Joe
Liz Smith	.... Mrs. Dilber
Elizabeth Spriggs	.... Mrs. Riggs
Kenny Doughty	.... Young Scrooge
Laura Fraser	.... Belle
Celia Imrie	.... Mrs. Bennett
John Franklyn-Robbins	.... Mr. Crump

Directors:

David Jones

Writers:

Charles Dickens
Peter Barnes

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