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A Christmas Carol (1959)

A Christmas Carol poster
Directed by
Ross MacKenzie
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
25 min
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A television adaptation from 1959 where Fredric March introduces Basil Rathbone as Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a miserly old man who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. They show him his past, present, and future to change his ways.

classicnostalgicsentimentalquietearnestwarmstagedfamily-friendly

What happens

A Christmas Carol è un film per la televisione del 1959 per la serie Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens, diretto da Neil McGuire. Fredric March era stato protagonista nel 1954 alla televisione americana di una fortunata versione del romanzo Canto di Natale di Charles Dickens, con Basil Rathbone nel ruolo dello spettro di Marley. Questa volta Fredric March introduce il collega come protagonista della storia nel ruolo di Ebenezer Scrooge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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