A Christmas Carol (2000 film)
| A Christmas Carol | |
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| Directed by | Catherine Morshead |
| Produced by | Joshua St. Johnston |
| Written by | Peter Bowker |
| Based on |
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| Starring |
Mina Anwar Angeline Ball Ray Fearon Ross Kemp |
Release dates | 20 December 2000 |
Running time | approx 72 min. |
| Language | English |
A Christmas Carol is a 2000 television movie modern adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It stars Ross Kemp in the role of Eddie Scrooge.
Plot
Eddie Scrooge is an unscrupulous loan shark living on a poor estate, his business partner Jacob Marley is killed and although Eddie knows why he was killed he does not disclose this information to the police, or Marley's family.
On Christmas Eve, Eddie is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas, past, present and future.
Cast
- Edward "Eddie" Scrooge — Ross Kemp
- Jacob Marley/Ghost of Christmas Present — Ray Fearon
- Eddie's Dad/Ghost of Christmas Past - Warren Mitchell
- Eddie's son/Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - Ben Inigo-Jones
- Bella — Angeline Ball
- Julie — Mina Anwar
See also
- List of ghost films
- List of A Christmas Carol adaptations