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An American Christmas Carol

  • TV Movie
  • 1979
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.7K
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Henry Winkler and Christopher Crabb in An American Christmas Carol (1979)
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In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.

  • Director
    • Eric Till
  • Writers
    • Charles Dickens
    • Jerome Coopersmith
  • Stars
    • Henry Winkler
    • David Wayne
    • Chris Wiggins
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Eric Till
    • Writers
      • Charles Dickens
      • Jerome Coopersmith
    • Stars
      • Henry Winkler
      • David Wayne
      • Chris Wiggins
    • 54User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Henry Winkler
    Henry Winkler
    • Benedict Slade
    David Wayne
    David Wayne
    • Merrivale
    Chris Wiggins
    • Mr. Nathaniel Brewster
    R.H. Thomson
    R.H. Thomson
    • Thatcher
    Ken Pogue
    Ken Pogue
    • Jack Latham
    • (as Kenneth Pogue)
    Gerard Parkes
    Gerard Parkes
    • Jessup
    Susan Hogan
    Susan Hogan
    • Helen Brewster
    Dorian Harewood
    Dorian Harewood
    • Matt Reeves
    Tammy Bourne
    Tammy Bourne
    • Sarah Thatcher
    Christopher Crabb
    Christopher Crabb
    • Jonathan Thatcher
    • (as Chris Crabb)
    James B. Douglas
    • Sam Perkins
    Arlene Duncan
    Arlene Duncan
    • Jennie Reeves
    Linda Goranson
    Linda Goranson
    • Mrs. Doris Thatcher
    Derrick Jones
    • Harry Barnes
    Cec Linder
    Cec Linder
    • Auctioneer
    Sylvia Marie Llewellyn
    • Latham's Secretary
    • (as Sylvia Llewellyn)
    Jefferson Mappin
    Jefferson Mappin
    • Joe
    Mary Pirie
    • Mrs. Brewster
    • Director
      • Eric Till
    • Writers
      • Charles Dickens
      • Jerome Coopersmith
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The clinic to which Benedict sends Jonathan to treat his polio was run by Sister Elisabeth Kenny, founded in 1932 in Townsville Queenland, over 2000km away from Sydney, which is where the last ticket went to that Slade gave Jonathan as a Christmas gift.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the film, Slade tells Thatcher's son he's sending him to Australia to a clinic run by "Sister Elizabeth Kenny" (a nurse) to cure his polio caused paralysis. Such a nurse did exist and had developed an effective therapy to cure paralysis. However an American stricken with polio couldn't travel there to visit her. Her methods needed to be employed immediately upon contracting the disease and such a journey would take too much time. American patients were treated by their local doctor or nurse who'd read up extensively on her methods.
    • Quotes

      Thatcher: We know there's going to be other partings among us. A marriage. Long voyages. Even death again. But when someone is remembered with love, their spirit never really dies.

    • Connections
      Featured in Everything is Terrible! Holiday Special (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      We Three Kings
      (uncredited)
      Written by John H. Hopkins (as John Henry Hopkins, Jr.)

    User reviews54

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    NOT A BAD VERSION

    I haven't seen it in about 15 years, but I really did like this version of A Christmas Carol. Yeah, it deviated a bit from the original story, but... so what? I could relate to it more.

    Seems like ABC would have this one to broadcast annually, but I guess they tossed it when the Fonzie furor was over. Actually, I'm not sure if he was best cast as the American Scrooge, but that didn't take away from the story.

    Call me delusional, but I consider it an unappreciated holiday classic.
    • 2eddie
    • Dec 22, 2000
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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1979 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cuento de Navidad
    • Filming locations
      • Elora, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Smith-Hemion Productions
      • Stanley Chase Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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