An American Christmas Carol

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An American Christmas Carol
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GenreDrama
Fantasy
Based onA Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Screenplay byJerome Coopersmith
Directed byEric Till
StarringHenry Winkler
Dorian Harewood
Susan Hogan
Cec Linder
R.H. Thomson
David Wayne
Michael Wincott
William Bermender
Brett Matthew Davidson
Music byHagood Hardy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersEdgar J. Scherick
Gary Smith
ProducersStanley Chase
Jon Slan
Production locationsElora, Ontario
Toronto
CinematographyRichard Ciupka
EditorRon Wisman
Running time97 minutes
Production companiesSmith-Hemion Productions
Stanley Chase Productions
DistributorSony Pictures Television
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original releaseDecember 16, 1979 (1979-12-16)

An American Christmas Carol is a 1979 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Eric Till and loosely based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.[1]

Plot[]

In Depression-era Concord, New Hampshire, 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, and more amiable man.

Academy Award-winning special make-up effects artist Rick Baker consulted on the aging makeup for star Henry Winkler.[2]

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 Kenneth Pogue) as Jack Latham
  • 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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. ^ Phipps, Keith (December 11, 2012). "The Fonz plays against type in 1979's An American Christmas Carol". The A.V. Club. Onion Inc. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

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