A Christmas Carol

Overview

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 16, 1938

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Lionel Braham,William Ripley Dorr,Kathleen Lockhart,Gene Lockhart,Forrester Harvey,D'Arcy Corrigan,Bunny Beatty,Lynne Carver,Harry Cording,Delmar Watsonand 19 more

Director

Edwin L. Marin

Writer

Charles Dickens,Hugo Butler

Producer

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cinematography

Sidney Wagner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0029992