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A Christmas Carol (1982)

A Christmas Carol poster
Directed by
Jean Tych
Genre
Christmas film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is an animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story about a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. On Christmas Eve he is visited by three ghosts who show him his past, present, and future to teach him kindness and generosity.

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What happens

A Christmas Carol is an Australian made-for-television animated Christmas fantasy film from Burbank Films Australia as part of the studio's series of Charles Dickens adaptations from 1982 to 1985. It was originally broadcast in 1982 through the Australian Nine Network. Based on Charles Dickens' classic 1843 English story, A Christmas Carol, the adaptation by Alexander Buzo was produced by Eddy Graham and directed by Jean Tych. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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