France, 25 December 1984
90m
colour
French
A French fantasy television special directed by Pierre Boutron.
Plot Summary
Miserly London businessman Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his dead business partner Marley, who warns him that three more ghosts will appear during the night trying to show Scrooge the error of his ways. As the night wears on, he’s visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. But will even they be enough to soften old Scrooge’s heart?
Credits
Crew
Director: Pierre Boutron
TF1 Films production
Adaptation/Script: Pierre Boutron
Novel: Charles Dickens
Assistant Director: Charles Paviot
Director of Photography: Francis Junek
Costume Designers: Pierre Cadot, Francoise Poillot
Set Decorator: Emile Ghigo
Cast
Michel Bouquet (Ebenezer Scrooge)
Pierre Clémenti (Ghost of Christmas Past)
Georges Wilson (Ghost of Christmas Present)
Lisette Malidor (Ghost of Christmas Future)
Pierre Olaf (Bob Cratchit)
Manuel Bonnet (young Scrooge)
Bernard Baguil
Philippe Brizard
Serge Cacic
Alternative Titles
Cuento de Navidad – Venezuelan title
References
Books
A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations: A Critical Examination of Dickens’s Story and Its Productions on Screen and Television by Fred Guida p.216 credits
