A Christmas Carol (1999 film)

A Christmas Carol is a 1999 television film adaptation of Charles Dickens famous novel A Christmas Carol that was first televised December 5, 1999 on TNT. It was directed by David Jones and stars Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit. The film was produced after Patrick Stewart performed a series of successful theatrical readings of A Christmas Carol on Broadway and in London.

Time is shown passing as the sign outside Scrooges business grows rusty. It is Christmas Eve, and Scrooges nephew, Fred, visits the counting house to wish his uncle a merry Christmas. Scrooge believes Freds marriage is unsuitable, and they argue about it. Fred departs, and two gentlemen arrive seeking donations for the poor. Scrooge denounces such charitable efforts, and the men depart. Scrooge agrees to give his clerk, Bob Cratchit Richard E. Grant, the day off on Christmas but demands that Cratchit arrive all the earlier the following day December 26.Scrooge arrives at his home and has visions of Jacob Marleys face appearing in his door knocker and the tiles around his fireplace. Marleys ghost Bernard Lloyd appears and convinces Scrooge of his supernatural nature. Marley tells Scrooge that the uncharitable are tormented after death, and he has come to warn Scrooge as well as tell him that Scrooge will be visited by three ghosts over the next three nights. The ghosts will try to convince Scrooge to reform. ........

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