In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.
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Title: An American Christmas Carol (TV Movie 1979)
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Cast
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Benedict Slade
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| Dorian Harewood | ... |
Matt Reeves
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| David Wayne | ... |
Merrivale
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Chris Wiggins | ... |
Mr. Brewster
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Cec Linder | ... |
Auctioneer
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| R.H. Thomson | ... |
Thatcher
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| Ken Pogue | ... |
Jack Latham
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| Gerard Parkes | ... |
Jessup
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| Susan Hogan | ... |
Helen Brewster
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| Michael Wincott | ... |
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Tim
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Tammy Bourne | ... |
Sarah Thatcher
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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. Written by Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>
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Charles Dicken's Victorian London becomes America's great Depression in this exciting new film See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 December 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Canto di Natale See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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MonoColor:
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1.33 : 1
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Ghost of Christmas Past: So could Latham. Look where he ended up.
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Goofs
In one repossession scene they collect a grandfather clock. But in the previous scene when Slade arrives at the bookstore to repossess items the grandfather clock is already on the truck. See more »Quotes
Benedict Slade: [after watching his younger self make a deal with Jack Latham] Yup, that's me! I always moved in when the moment was good. I could always smell a good business deal.Ghost of Christmas Past: So could Latham. Look where he ended up.
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This movie was excellent as a modern reminder that the Dicken's Classic, "A Christmas Carol" is still alive and well in this modern era. A heart- felt movie reminding us the joy of Christmas needs to be with us the whole year round. The acting is superb and traditional in every sense! This movie reaches to all, provoking the conscientious of human dignity and respect for our fellow man. One can simply tell the actors really got into their roles, ensuring this would be a great Christmas Classic. Bravo for the making of the "An American Christmas Carol". I can only assume Mr. Winkler who stared in this role feels this is one of his best works, defining the role as Ebenezer Scrooge.