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An American Christmas Carol

An American Christmas Carol

# Charles Dicken's Victorian London becomes America's great Depression in this exciting new film
Drama   Family   TV Movie   Fantasy
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 2,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1979-12-16
⌚ Running Time: 98 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Henry Winkler original image
Benedict Slade
Henry Winkler
David Wayne original image
Merrivale
David Wayne
Chris Wiggins original image
Nathaniel Brewster
Chris Wiggins
R.H. Thomson original image
Thatcher
R.H. Thomson
Ken Pogue original image
Jack Latham
Ken Pogue
Gerard Parkes original image
Jessup
Gerard Parkes
Susan Hogan original image
Helen Brewster
Susan Hogan
Will Bermender original image
Orphan
Will Bermender
Dorian Harewood original image
Matt Reeves
Dorian Harewood
Tammy Bourne original image
Sarah Thatcher
Tammy Bourne
Brett Matthew Davidson original image
Orphan
Brett Matthew Davidson
Christopher Crabb original image
Tim
Christopher Crabb
Chris Cragg original image
Jonathan Thatcher
Chris Cragg
James B. Douglas original image
Sam Perkins
James B. Douglas
Arlene Duncan original image
Jennie Reeves
Arlene Duncan
Linda Goranson original image
Doris Thatcher
Linda Goranson
Derrick Jones original image
Harry Barnes
Derrick Jones
Cec Linder original image
Auctioneer
Cec Linder
Sylvia Marie Llewellyn original image
Latham's Secretary
Sylvia Marie Llewellyn
Jefferson Mappin original image
Joe
Jefferson Mappin
Mary Pirie original image
Mrs. Brewster
Mary Pirie
Sammy Snyders original image
Young Slade
Sammy Snyders
Ruth Springford original image
Mrs. Tidings
Ruth Springford
Justine Till original image
Young Helen
Justine Till
Michael Wincott original image
Choir Leader
Michael Wincott
William Ballantyne original image
Minister
William Ballantyne
Frank Gibbs original image
Fire Chief
Frank Gibbs
Alexander Galant original image
Orphan (uncredited)
Alexander Galant

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