An American Christmas Carol (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Eric Till

Writers:

Charles Dickens (story)
Jerome Coopersmith (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 December 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

Charles Dicken's Victorian London becomes America's great Depression in this exciting new film

Plot:

In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Ghost | New England | Compassion | Remake

Cast

Henry Winkler	...	Benedict Slade
Dorian Harewood	...	Matt Reeves
Susan Hogan	...	Helen Brewster
Cec Linder	...	Auctioneer
R.H. Thomson	...	Thatcher
David Wayne	...	Merrivale
Michael Wincott	...	Choir Leader
William Bermender	...	Orphan
Brett Matthew Davidson	...	Orphan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tammy Bourne	...	Sarah Thatcher
Chris Cragg	...	Jonathan Thatcher
James B. Douglas	...	Sam Perkins
Arlene Duncan	...	Jennie Reeves
Linda Goranson	...	Mrs. Doris Thatcher
Gerard Parkes	...	Jessup
Mary Pirie	...	Mrs. Brewster
Ken Pogue	...	Jack Latham
Chris Wiggins	...	Mr. Brewster

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Elora, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Smith-Hemion Productions

Movie Connections:

Version of Scrooge (1923)

My favorite Christmas Carol movie.

I have loved this movie for a long time. Unfortunately, where I live my searches of TV schedules over the years have turned up nothing. It is very nice that I can finally give this movie the praise it deserves. It was a grand experience discovering that Henry Winkler was an actor of this range. I also was impressed that he and the studio chose a different presentation of this timeless story. To conclude, I thank this venue for allowing me to sing the praise of this movie so many years later, while I again search for replays of it on TV.