A Christmas Carol (Video 1994)

Telling of the Dickens classic in animated form with music.

Directors:

Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi

Writers:

Charles Dickens (story), Jack Olesker (screenplay)

Stars:

Tony Ail, Nathan Aswell, Chera Bailey

Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Ail	...	(voice)
Nathan Aswell	...	(voice)
Chera Bailey	...	(voice) (as Cheralynn Bailey)
Kathleen Barr	...	(voice)
Lillian Carlson	...	(voice) (as Lilliam Carlson)
Garry Chalk	...	(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Ian James Corlett	...	(voice) (as Ian Corlett)
Michael Donovan	...	(voice)
Kent Gallie	...	(voice)
Philip Maurice Hayes	...	(voice) (as Phil Hayes)
Roger Kelly	...	(voice)
Ellen Kennedy	...	(voice)
Terry Klassen	...	(voice)
Joanne Lee	...	(voice)
Andrea Libman	...	(voice) (as Andrean Libman)

Storyline

Telling of the Dickens classic in animated form with music.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

To thavma ton Hristougennon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cayre Brothers, Jetlag Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Out of Jetlag Productions' seventeen animated films, this is the only one that is not introduced with an original song. The first song, "Sleep No More," appears a few minutes into the film.

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Connections

Version of An American Christmas Carol (1979)

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Soundtracks

"A Wholesome Merry Christmas"
(uncredited)
Produced by Andrew Dimitroff
Composed by Nick Carr, Ray Crossley and Andrew Dimitroff
Lyrics by Joellyn Cooperman

User Reviews

The Scrooge Here is the Weakest Part

A Christmas Carol (1994)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Toshiyuki Hiruma and Takashi directed this animated version of the Charles Dickens' story about the mean Scrooge who is visited by three ghosts to see if he can change his ways. One thing I like to do is see as many versions of a classic story that I can get my hands on. Stuff like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and A Christmas Carol have been done so many times that it's not hard to keep finding new versions to check out. I've always felt that the Dickens' story is so strong that it would be hard to mess it up and that continues with this version. I will say that this here is probably one of the weakest versions I've seen but it's still very much worth watching. I think the biggest problem with this here is that the Scrooge character just isn't all that interesting. I never really enjoyed him as the mean old man at the start of the film and the joyous turn at the end didn't really work either. It just really seems that the directors watered the character down and it just never came to life. The story itself certainly does as we're given a pretty good version of the ending and there are several good moments throughout including the Ghost of Christmas Future. I also really enjoyed the look of the film and especially that of the three ghosts as they're given a quite creepy look. If you've never seen a version of the Dickens' story then you won't want to start here but if you're like me and enjoy seeing various versions, this here has enough going for it.