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An American Christmas Carol
Charles Dicken's Victorian London becomes America's great Depression in this exciting new film
Genres
DramaFamilyTV MovieFantasy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1979-12-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
36
Vote Average
6.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Henry Winkler
Benedict Slade
David Wayne
Merrivale
Chris Wiggins
Nathaniel Brewster
R.H. Thomson
Thatcher
Ken Pogue
Jack Latham
Gerard Parkes
Jessup
Susan Hogan
Helen Brewster
Will Bermender
Orphan
Dorian Harewood
Matt Reeves
Tammy Bourne
Sarah Thatcher
Brett Matthew Davidson
Orphan
Christopher Crabb
Tim
Chris Cragg
Jonathan Thatcher
James B. Douglas
Sam Perkins
Arlene Duncan
Jennie Reeves
Linda Goranson
Doris Thatcher
Derrick Jones
Harry Barnes
Cec Linder
Auctioneer
Sylvia Marie Llewellyn
Latham's Secretary
Jefferson Mappin
Joe
Mary Pirie
Mrs. Brewster
Sammy Snyders
Young Slade
Ruth Springford
Mrs. Tidings
Justine Till
Young Helen
Michael Wincott
Choir Leader
William Ballantyne
Minister
Frank Gibbs
Fire Chief
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