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A Christmas Carol

  • Video
  • 1994
  • Not Rated
  • 49m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
156
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A Christmas Carol (1994)
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Telling of the Dickens classic in animated form with music.Telling of the Dickens classic in animated form with music.Telling of the Dickens classic in animated form with music.

  • Directors
    • Toshiyuki Hiruma
    • Takashi Masunaga
  • Writers
    • Charles Dickens
    • Jack Olesker
  • Stars
    • Tony Ail
    • Nathan Aswell
    • Kathleen Barr
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    156
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Toshiyuki Hiruma
      • Takashi Masunaga
    • Writers
      • Charles Dickens
      • Jack Olesker
    • Stars
      • Tony Ail
      • Nathan Aswell
      • Kathleen Barr
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    A Christmas Carol (1994)
    A Christmas Carol (1994)
    A Christmas Carol (1994)
    A Christmas Carol (1994)

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    Tony Ail
      Nathan Aswell
        Kathleen Barr
        Kathleen Barr
        • Fan Scrooge
        • (voice)
        • …
        Lillian Carlson
        Lillian Carlson
          Garry Chalk
          Garry Chalk
          • Ebenezer Scrooge
          • (voice)
          • (as Gary Chalk)
          • …
          Ian James Corlett
          Ian James Corlett
            Michael Donovan
            Michael Donovan
            • Narrator
            • (voice)
            • …
            Kent Gallie
              Philip Maurice Hayes
              Philip Maurice Hayes
                Roger Kelly
                  Ellen Kennedy
                  Ellen Kennedy
                    Terry Klassen
                    Terry Klassen
                      Joanne Lee
                        Andrea Libman
                        Andrea Libman
                          Tom McBeath
                          Tom McBeath
                            Lois McClean
                              Scott McNeil
                              Scott McNeil
                                Jesse Moss
                                Jesse Moss
                                  • Directors
                                    • Toshiyuki Hiruma
                                    • Takashi Masunaga
                                  • Writers
                                    • Charles Dickens
                                    • Jack Olesker
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                                  • 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.
                                  • Connections
                                    Featured in Piedras (2002)
                                  • Soundtracks
                                    Sleep No More
                                    (uncredited)

                                    Produced by Andrew Dimitroff

                                    Composed by Nicolas 'Nick' Carr, Ray Crossley and Andrew Dimitroff

                                    Lyrics by Joellyn Cooperman

                                  User reviews3

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                                  4/10
                                  The least effective of the Jetlag Christmas animations, and one of their weakest also
                                  I saw this Jetlag version of A Christmas Carol as I do like Jetlag's animations in general and adore the story. Of the three Jetlag Christmas animations, the others being Magic Gift of the Snowman and The Nutcracker, both of which I loved, A Christmas Carol was the one that fared least. It is also one of my least favourite Jetlags alongside Alice in Wonderland and Jungle Book, lacking in what was so good about the likes of their animations of Heidi, Magic Gift of the Snowman and Little Red Riding Hood. It does get some good points for the whimsical score and the heartwarming song Keep Christmas in Your Heart. I however found the other songs Sleep No More and A Wholesome Merry Christmas to be forgettable with lyrics not as meaningful in comparison to those of Keep Christmas in Your Heart. However, I didn't like the animation, finding the character designs awkward and the backgrounds flatly coloured. The writing doesn't fall into the trap of being over-simplified but it did feel corny when meant to be amusing and actually cloying in the more emotional moments. A Christmas Carol(1994) also suffers from being too short, I personally would give an adaptation of this story 70 minutes minimum so that you can feel the emotional impact of the story's meaning and to identify with the characters. I consequently found the storytelling rushed, and in regard to the characters the Cratchits are barely developed and Scrooge's reform is the least convincing I've seen for any adaptation of the story. The details are there of course, the problem is that the emotional impact for me was not. On the whole, very disappointing and one of Jetlag's weakest though not irredeemable by all means. 4/10 Bethany Cox
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                                  • Jul 17, 2012

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                                  • Release date
                                    • July 31, 1995 (United States)
                                  • Country of origin
                                    • United States
                                  • Language
                                    • English
                                  • Also known as
                                    • Un Cuento de Navidad
                                  • Production companies
                                    • Cayre Brothers
                                    • Jetlag Productions
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                                  • Runtime
                                    49 minutes
                                  • Color
                                    • Color
                                  • Sound mix
                                    • Dolby Digital
                                  • Aspect ratio
                                    • 1.33 : 1

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