- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
The role of Ebenezer Scrooge invariably attracts quality actors, and Patrick Stewart proves himself worthy company for Alastair Sim, Albert Finney and George C Scott. This TV movie is not the most lavish or inventive adaptation of Charles Dickens's most-filmed tale, but Joel Grey, Desmond Barrit and Tim Potter acquit themselves well as the spirits whose midnight promptings transform Stewart from a penny-pinching curmudgeon into a joyous reveller. There's even a nod towards modernity with the casting of Richard E Grant and Saskia Reeves as the Cratchits. But it's Stewart who holds the piece together, with a performance considerably more subtle than the special effects.
Plot Summary
Adaptation of the Dickens classic tale, starring Patrick Stewart, Richard E Grant and Joel Grey. The extent of Ebenezer Scrooge's mean-spiritedness is put to the test when he is visited by three ghosts.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Mr Ebenezer Scrooge
- Patrick Stewart
- Bob Cratchit
- Richard E Grant
- The Ghost of Christmas Past
- Joel Grey
- Mr Albert Fezziwig
- Ian McNeice
- Mrs Cratchit
- Saskia Reeves
- The Ghost of Christmas Present
- Desmond Barrit
- Jacob Marley
- Bernard Lloyd
- Fred Bowley
- Dominic West
- The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- Tim Potter
Crew
- Director
- David Jones (3)
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