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A Christmas Carol

Actor(s): Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice, Saskia Reeves
Director(s): David Jones
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Movie Release: 1999
DVD Release: 11/07/2000
Format: DVD - Pan and Scan
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, French
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins
Studio: Warner Home Video
Members Wishing: 21
Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Holiday Film

DVD Synopsis

Patrick Stewart stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in this made-for-TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday fable. Scrooge 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. A Christmas Carol was produced for the TNT cable television network. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Patrick Stewart - Ebenezer Scrooge
Richard E. Grant - Bob Cratchit
Joel Grey - Ghost of Christmas Past
Ian McNeice - Albert Fezziwig
Saskia Reeves - Mrs. Cratchit

Editorial Review of DVD

David Jones and Patrick Stewart star in this made-for-TNT adaptation of -A Christmas Carol that comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a making-of featurette and cast profiles. Anyone looking for family friendly holiday fare should enjoy this DVD. This is a solid, if unexceptional, release from Warner Bros. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Patti S. from MAYFIELD HTS, OH wrote on 11/2/2009...

Patrick Stewart plays the best Scrooge I have ever seen. Overall, this is the best version of The Christmas Carol -- if you haven't seen it, you need to! This is a family tradition -- we watch it every year!

Kristen W. (Piper) from BEVERLY, MA wrote on 7/1/2008...

In my opinion the best, most faithful to Dickens' Christmas Carol out there! Patrick Stewart is wonderful, but so are all the other characters, including Richard Grant as Bob Cratchit. And keeps many of the scenes from the book that usually get cut from the typical adaptations.