An American Christmas Carol

An American Christmas Carol

1979 · 98 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (41 votes)
Dir. Eric Till · Starring Henry Winkler, David Wayne, Chris Wiggins, R.H. Thomson, Ken Pogue, Gerard Parkes

“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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A somber, yet ultimately uplifting, holiday tale set against the backdrop of the Great Depression. This film offers a stark look at greed and the transformative power of compassion, making for a classic, heartwarming Christmas viewing experience.

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