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A Christmas Carol (1971)

A Christmas Carol poster
Directed by
Richard Williams
Genre
fantasy film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
28 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner on Christmas Eve. The ghost warns Scrooge that he will be haunted by three spirits who will show him his past, present, and future.

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What happens

A Christmas Carol is a British-American animated adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella. The film was broadcast on U.S. television by ABC on December 21, 1971, and released theatrically soon after. In 1972, it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. The film notably has Alastair Sim and Michael Hordern reprising their respective roles as Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley's ghost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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