A Christmas Carol
In just one night, he has seen his past, his present, and his future... and they've all come back to haunt him.
1999 · 1h 37m · TV-PG
Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
David Hugh Jones
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A Christmas Carol
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- David Hugh Jones Director
- Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit
- Joel Grey as Ghost of Christmas Past
- Ian McNeice as Albert Fezziwig
- Saskia Reeves as Mrs. Cratchit
- Desmond Barrit as Ghost of Christmas Present
- Bernard Lloyd as Marley's Ghost
- Dominic West as Fred
- Trevor Peacock as Old Joe
- Liz Smith as Mrs. Dilber
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