A Christmas Carol Movie Review 1999

Oft-told tale does have the advantage of Stewart (who has a one-man stage production of the Dickens saga as well as recording an audiobook) as the miserly Scrooge. It also has a strong supporting cast and special effects that enhance but don't overwhelm.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Christmas, Death & the Afterlife, Books to Film: Charles Dickens, Ghosts, Ghouls, & Goblins, Scrooge, Period Piece: 19th Century

Screenplay

Peter Barnes

Cast

Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Saskia Reeves, Desmond Barrit, Bernard Lloyd, Tim Potter, Ben Tibber, Dominic West, Trevor Peacock, Liz Smith, Elizabeth Spriggs, Laura Fraser, Celia Imrie

Cinematography

Ian Wilson

Director

David Hugh Jones

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Producer

Hallmark Entertainment