A Christmas Carol

Year

2009

Duration

91 minutes

Genres

Animation, Period and Historical

Language

English

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Synopsis

This animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic festive novel, A Christmas Carol, sees the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge faced with visits from various ghosts on Christmas Eve. Showing Scrooge Christmases past, present and future, they make him rethink his miserly ways. The ever-adaptable Jim Carey plays a large number of roles in the movie, including the ghosts and Scrooge at various points throughout his life.

Director/s

Robert Zemeckis

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Classification

Contains mild threat, scary scenes and mild language

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Resources To Use With This Film

19th century literature on film

Christmas Day, 25 Dec

A resource exploring Dickens' A Christmas Carol on film

Suitable for 14–16

10 ppt

1 pdf

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A Christmas Carol

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Cast (in alphabetical order)

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Resources To Use With This Film

19th century literature on film

Christmas Day, 25 Dec

Related Films

Scrooged(1988)

It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

Scrooge(1951)

The Muppet Christmas Carol(1993)

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