An American Christmas Carol
| An American Christmas Carol | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Eric Till |
| Produced by |
Stanley Chase Jon Slan |
| Screenplay by | Jerome Coopersmith |
| Based on |
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| Starring |
Henry Winkler Dorian Harewood Susan Hogan Cec Linder R.H. Thomson David Wayne Michael Wincott William Bermender Brett Matthew Davidson |
| Music by | Hagood Hardy |
| Cinematography | Richard Ciupka |
| Edited by | Ron Wisman |
Release dates | December 16, 1979 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
An American Christmas Carol is a 1979 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Eric Till and based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novel a A Christmas Carol.[1]
Plot
In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, amiable man.
Cast
- Henry Winkler as Benedict Slade
- Dorian Harewood as Matt Reeves
- Susan Hogan as Helen Brewster
- Cec Linder as Auctioneer
- R.H. Thomson as Thatcher
- David Wayne as Merrivale
- Michael Wincott as Choir Leader
- William Bermender as Orphan
- Brett Matthew Davidson as Orphan
- Tammy Bourne as Sarah Thatcher
- Chris Cragg as Jonathan Thatcher
- James B. Douglas as Sam Perkins
- Arlene Duncan as Jennie Reeves
- Linda Goranson as Mrs. Doris Thatcher
- Gerard Parkes as Jessup
- Mary Pirie as Mrs. Brewster
- Ken Pogue as Jack Latham (as Kenneth Pogue)
- Sammy Snyders as Young Slade
- Chris Wiggins as Mr. Brewster
- Alexander Galant as Orphan (uncredited)
Home media releases
An American Christmas Carol was released on DVD on November 23, 1999. It was released on Blu-ray in December 2012.