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An American Christmas Carol
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An American Christmas Carol

1979-12-16 · 98 min · ★ 6.2

Drama · Family · TV Movie · Fantasy

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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Directors
Eric Till
Production companies
Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Jon Slan Productions, Smith-Hemion Productions
Countries
Canada, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,000,000

Top Cast

Henry WinklerHenry WinklerBenedict Slade
David WayneDavid WayneMerrivale
Chris WigginsChris WigginsNathaniel Brewster
R.H. ThomsonR.H. ThomsonThatcher
Ken PogueKen PogueJack Latham
Gerard ParkesGerard ParkesJessup
Susan HoganSusan HoganHelen Brewster
Will BermenderOrphan
Dorian HarewoodDorian HarewoodMatt Reeves
Tammy BourneSarah Thatcher
Brett Matthew DavidsonOrphan
Christopher CrabbChristopher CrabbTim
Chris CraggJonathan Thatcher
James B. DouglasJames B. DouglasSam Perkins
Arlene DuncanArlene DuncanJennie Reeves
Linda GoransonLinda GoransonDoris Thatcher
Derrick JonesHarry Barnes
Cec LinderCec LinderAuctioneer
Sylvia Marie LlewellynLatham's Secretary
Jefferson MappinJoe

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