
An American Christmas Carol
1979 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 6.2
A retelling of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in which Henry Winkler is a heartless finance company president in Depression era New England.
Based on A Christmas Carol
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-12-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (40 votes)
Themes
- holiday
- great depression
- new england
- ghost
- christmas
Cast & crew

Henry Winkler
as Benedict Slade

David Wayne
as Merrivale

Chris Wiggins
as Nathaniel Brewster

R.H. Thomson
as Thatcher

Ken Pogue
as Jack Latham

Gerard Parkes
as Jessup

Susan Hogan
as Helen Brewster
- WB
Will Bermender
as Orphan

Dorian Harewood
as Matt Reeves
- TB
Tammy Bourne
as Sarah Thatcher
Directed by Eric Till