A Christmas Carol (TV special)

A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge as seen in the film
Based onA Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Written byCharles Dickens
Directed byRichard Williams[1]
StarringAlastair Sim
Michael Hordern
Diana Quick
Joan Sims
Narrated byMichael Redgrave
Music byTristram Cary
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersRichard Williams
Chuck Jones
Running time25 minutes
Production companyRichard Williams Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseDecember 21, 1971 (1971-12-21)
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A Christmas Carol is a British-American animated adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella.[2] The film was broadcast on U.S. television by ABC on December 21, 1971, and released theatrically soon after.[3] In 1972, it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[4] The film notably has Alastair Sim and Michael Hordern reprising their respective roles as Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley's ghost.

  1. ^ Amazon.com:A Christmas Carol Animated Version VHS
  2. ^ 1973 A Christmas Carol: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
  3. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 49. ISBN 9781476672939.
  4. ^ Short Film Winners: 1973 Oscars