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Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
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- 1 nomination
Simon Callow
- Scrooge
- (voice)
- …
Kate Winslet
- Belle
- (voice)
Nicolas Cage
- Marley
- (voice)
Rhys Ifans
- Bob Cratchit
- (voice)
Juliet Stevenson
- Mrs. Cratchit
- (voice)
- …
Robert Llewellyn
- Old Joe
- (voice)
Iain Jones
- Fred
- (voice)
Colin McFarlane
- Fezziwig
- (voice)
Beth Winslet
- Fan
- (voice)
Arthur Cox
- Dr. Lambert
- (voice)
Keith Wickham
- Mr. Leach
- (voice)
- …
Joss Sanglier
- Choir Master
- (voice)
Sarah Kayte Foster
- Mouse
- (voice)
- (as Sarah Annison)
Rosalie MacCraig
- Mouse
- (voice)
Aaron Basacombe
- Child
- (voice)
Bradley Kelly
- Child
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaMichael Gambon (Ghost of Christmas Present) also played Scrooge in the 2010 Doctor Who (2005) Christmas special A Christmas Carol (2010).
- GoofsScrooge collects a sheaf of papers regarding debts that he's taken over but when he meets up with Joe, his debt collector, instead of giving him the papers he gives him a book.
- Quotes
Ebenezer Scrooge: Cratchit, that slovenly, good for nothing... Even a tiny mouse is more tidy!
- Alternate versionsSome DVD versions omit the live action theatrical opening and ending featuring Simon Callow as Charles Dickens. The Region 1 DVD from MGM has both scenes as a supplement in the special features section.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Making 'Christmas Carol: The Movie' (2003)
- SoundtracksWhat If I
Performed by Kate Winslet
Produced by Steve Mac
Engineered by Chris Laws and Matt Howe at Rokstone Studios, London
Assistant Daniel Pursey
Written by Steve Mac and Wayne Hector
Published by Rokstone Music/Universal Music/Universal Music
Except USA: Rokstone Music/Songs of Windswept/Universal Music
Used by kind permission of Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Rokstone Musice LTD/Universal Music Publishing Ltd 2001
2001 Illuminated Films (Christmas Carol) Ltd
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It's Just So Lifeless
I've probably seen every version of "A Christmas Carol" ever done. It's probably my favorite story. It's about pain and suffering and redemption. It's a wonderful ghost story. It has great characters and a great deal of sentimentality. It take a really good actor to pull off the character of Scrooge. Alaister Sim and George C. Scott are my favorites. The character has to have a link to an unhappy past. Cruelty is one thing, but we need some humanity as well. If he is not complex, he is nothing. This had potential. It has very nice animation. The problem, for me, is that Scrooge is too young. He has the angular face of a forty year old. His lines are delivered without any underlying emotion. I don't think the people doing the voices did much homework. Also, what's wrong with the original plot. Do people change it so they can put their own signature on it. This one isn't too bad, but it's so wooden. Those mice are also really annoying. If one wanted to take this to its logical end, London at that time, was overrun with disease ridden vermin, which did decrease the surplus population. Now, I know that's really harsh to these two little guys, but I would imagine that Scrooge would have as soon flattened them with a boot as look at them. You either make a commitment to tell the story, or you throw the whole thing out an ignore the elements. The mice should go. There's also a group of social issues that are just dropped in. All in all, however, it seems so lacking in pizazz. There is supposed to be elation at the end; even giddiness. There is nothing giddy about this film.
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- Apr 19, 2006
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- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $266,475
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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