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A Christmas Carol(1938)
Status: Released
Date: 1938-12-16
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144 Votes
Time: 1h 9m
Greater than "David Copperfield"!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: A Christmas Carol
Top 10 Billed Cast
Reginald Owen
Ebenezer Scrooge
Gene Lockhart
Bob Cratchit
Terry Kilburn
'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
Barry MacKay
Scrooge's Nephew Fred
Lynne Carver
Fred's Fiancee Bess
Leo G. Carroll
Marley's Ghost
Ann Rutherford
Spirit of Christmas Past
Lionel Braham
Spirit of Christmas Present
Ronald Sinclair
Young Ebenezer
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Cratchit
Video Trailer A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol - Trailer
Jacob Marley Visits Scrooge
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