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An American Christmas Carol
An American Christmas Carol

An American Christmas Carol

Charles Dicken's Victorian London becomes America's great Depression in this exciting new film

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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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Budget

$2000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

16 December 1979

Country

Canada

Cast

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Benedict Slade

David Wayne

David Wayne

Merrivale

Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins

Nathaniel Brewster

R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Thatcher

Ken Pogue

Ken Pogue

Jack Latham

Gerard Parkes

Gerard Parkes

Jessup

Susan Hogan

Susan Hogan

Helen Brewster

Will Bermender

Will Bermender

Orphan

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Matt Reeves

Tammy Bourne

Tammy Bourne

Sarah Thatcher

Brett Matthew Davidson

Brett Matthew Davidson

Orphan

Christopher Crabb

Christopher Crabb

Tim

Chris Cragg

Chris Cragg

Jonathan Thatcher

James B. Douglas

James B. Douglas

Sam Perkins

Arlene Duncan

Arlene Duncan

Jennie Reeves

Linda Goranson

Linda Goranson

Doris Thatcher

Derrick Jones

Derrick Jones

Harry Barnes

Cec Linder

Cec Linder

Auctioneer

Sylvia Marie Llewellyn

Sylvia Marie Llewellyn

Latham's Secretary

Jefferson Mappin

Jefferson Mappin

Joe

Mary Pirie

Mary Pirie

Mrs. Brewster

Sammy Snyders

Sammy Snyders

Young Slade

Ruth Springford

Ruth Springford

Mrs. Tidings

Justine Till

Justine Till

Young Helen

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Choir Leader

William Ballantyne

William Ballantyne

Minister

Frank Gibbs

Frank Gibbs

Fire Chief

Alexander Galant

Alexander Galant

Orphan (uncredited)

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