A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
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- TriviaThis is probably the only version of 'A Christmas Carol' in which Scrooge wears dress pants with a dress shirt, vest and smoking jacket instead of his nightshirt, slippers and cap. Rumor has it that George C. Scott openly reeled at the very idea of playing Scrooge under such conditions, especially in an English winter. In the book, Scrooge wears his shirt, pants, vest, dressing gown and slippers. Scott's clothing is very close to the book.
- GoofsNear the beginning of the movie, some children are sliding on some "ice" which ripples under their feet - it's actually some sort of plastic sheeting.
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Ebenezer Scrooge: [on Tiny Tim] Tell me, Spirit... Will he live?
Ghost of Christmas Present: I see a vacant place at this table. I see a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die.
Ebenezer Scrooge: No. Say he'll be spared.
Ghost of Christmas Present: If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, none other of my species will find him here. But if he is to die, then let him die and decrease the surplus population.
Ebenezer Scrooge: You use my own words against me?
Ghost of Christmas Present: Yes. So perhaps, in the future, you will hold your tongue until you have discovered what the surplus population is and where it is. It may well be that, in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than MILLIONS like this poor man's child.
- Alternate versionsSome VHS and DVD releases (but not all) edited out Marley's voice calling Scrooge in the apparitional hearse, and then again just before appearing in the knocker.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985)
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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