Christmas Carol: The Movie

Christmas Carol: The Movie
Directed by	Jimmy T. Murakami
Written by	Robert Llewellyn Piet Kroon
Based on	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Starring	Simon Callow Kate Winslet Nicolas Cage Jane Horrocks Rhys Ifans Michael Gambon Juliet Stevenson
Music by	Julian Nott
Editing by	Taylor Grant
Studio	Pathé Pictures Illuminated Film Company FilmFour Productions Winchester Films UK Film Council Saturn Films
Distributed by	United States: MGM
Release date(s)	7 December 2001 (2001-12-07) (UK) 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) (U.S. video)[1][2]
Running time	81 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£6,182,526[3]

Christmas Carol: The Movie is a 2001 British live action/animated film based on Charles Dickens's classic novella. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, the film features the voices of numerous actors including Simon Callow, Kate Winslet (who also sang the film's theme What If), and Nicolas Cage.

Voice cast

• Simon Callow – Charles Dickens/Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
• Kate Winslet – Belle (voice)
• Nicolas Cage – Jacob Marley (voice)
• Jane Horrocks – Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
• Michael Gambon – Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
• Rhys Ifans – Bob Cratchit (voice)
• Juliet Stevenson – Emily Cratchit (voice)
• Robert Llewellyn – Old Joe (voice)
• Beth Winslet – Fan (voice)
• Colin McFarlane – Albert Fezziwig (voice)

Production

Christmas Carol was directed by Jimmy Murakami, who helmed The Snowman and When the Wind Blows in the 1980s.^[4] The film was produced by several companies across Great Britain, Estonia, Spain and South Korea.^[3]

Release and reception

Christmas Carol was released in British cinemas on 7 December 2001.^[1] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer holds U.S. rights, and released it on Region 1 DVD on 7 October 2003.^[2] Reviewers across Britain, the Republic of Ireland and the U.S. were generally dismissive towards the film.^[3][4][5][6]

See also

• List of A Christmas Carol adaptations

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Majekodunmiallan Hunter, Tinu (7 December 2001). "Film: The Weekend Starts Here, Not Much Kop". The Express. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Cling, Carol (7 October 2003). "Video Preview: Ready to Roar". Las Vegas Review-Journal: p. 1E. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-07-Tue-2003/living/22285220.html. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Walker, Alexander (6 December 2001). "Scrooge by name (Film)". Evening Standard (Associated Newspapers Company). 
4. ^ ^{a b} Marriott, John (6 December 2001). "Reviews: Christmas Carol - The Movie (U)". The Scotsman. 
5. ^ Gleeson, Sinéad (13 December 2001). "Movie Review: Christmas Carol: The Movie". RTÉ Ten: The Entertainment Network (RTÉ Commercial Enterprises). http://www.rte.ie/ten/2001/1213/christmascarol.html. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
6. ^ Vancheri, Barbara (12 December 2003). "New titles add to variety of holiday viewing". Pittsburgh Post Gazette: p. 40. 

External links

• Christmas Carol: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• Christmas Carol: The Movie at AllRovi