An American Christmas Carol 1979
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Topic: Film "An American Christmas Carol" (1979). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1979
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Release date
- Dec 16, 1979
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- Canada, United States of America
- Studios
- Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Jon Slan Productions, Smith-Hemion Productions
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Genres
- Drama, Family, TV Movie, Fantasy
- Updated
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Topic: Film "An American Christmas Carol" (1979).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
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Only verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
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Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: An American Christmas Carol.
Year: 1979.
Format: Made-for-television fantasy drama film.
Director: Eric Till.
Release Date: December 16, 1979 (US) on ABC.
Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie, Fantasy.
Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes.
Origin: American (also listed as Canada/USA in Source 6).
Basis: Loosely based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.
Setting: Depression-era New England (or an American town).
Cast: Henry Winkler, David Wayne, Chris Wiggins, R.H. Thomson.
Plot: Benedict Slade, a miserly businessman, receives an attitude adjustment on Christmas Eve. He is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble people whose possessions he seized to collect on unpaid loans. These apparitions assume the roles of the Ghosts of
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An American Christmas Carol is a feature film with a runtime of 98 minutes. It was released in 1979. Release status: Released.
Who directed An American Christmas Carol?
An American Christmas Carol was directed by Eric Till.
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