An American Christmas Carol
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.
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An American Christmas Carol
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 16, 1979
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, Family, TV Movie, Fantasy
User Score
62%
Original Title
An American Christmas Carol
Production Companies
Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Jon Slan Productions, Smith-Hemion Productions
Director
Eric Till
Budget
$2,000,000
Description
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.
