A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old moneylender, is visited by three Christmas spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to mend his miserly ways
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Released
- 2009
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2009
Storyline
Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old moneylender, is visited by three Christmas spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to mend his miserly ways
Top credits
Jim Carrey ā Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge as a Young Boy, Scrooge as a Teenage Boy, Scrooge as a Young Man, Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Gary Oldman ā Bob Cratchit, Marley, Tiny Tim
Colin Firth ā Fred
Steve Valentine ā Funerary Undertaker, Topper
Did you know
ā¢ In the Cratchit home, there is a portrait of the story's author, Charles Dickens, hanging by the fireplace.
ā¢ The movie is set in the year 1843, the year that Charles Dickens wrote and published "A Christmas Carol." At the beginning of the film, when Scrooge signs Marley's death certificate, it is dated "1836." A caption tells that Scrooge's encounter with the spirits takes place, "Seven Christmas Eves Later," making it 1843. Also, the Ghost of Christmas Present mentions that he has "eighteen-hundred forty-two brothers."
ā¢ Sir Gary Oldman and Lesley Manville play Mr. and Mrs Cratchit. They were married in real life (1987 - 1990) and have a son.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $137,855,863
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $30,051,075 (2009-11-08)
User reviews
Do some basic research parents
The same take on Dickens' tale but somewhat darker
Both children and adults will gain more from this experience than most family films.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, Sonics-DDP, SDDS, DTS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1, 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
