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The Man Who Invented Christmas

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The Man Who Invented Christmas

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Period comedy drama starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer and Jonathan Pryce. In 1843 London, Charles Dickens is desperate to write a bestseller, after a series of flops have left him in financial hardship. Drawing on his own experiences, he creates Ebenezer Scrooge and the characters of A Christmas Carol, and a classic is born.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Victoria Luxford

With a dwindling reputation and rising financial responsibilities, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) draws on Victorian London and his own painful past to write his most famous novel. There have been countless film adaptations of A Christmas Carol, but this comedy drama unearths the creation of the beloved festive story. We get a fascinating insight into Dickens himself, particularly his fear of poverty. Rather than a dry biopic, it's a comic fantasy of sorts, as Dickens interacts with Scrooge (a perfectly cast Christopher Plummer) and other characters who help him finish his story. It may be a little bit liberal with the facts, but this never pretends to be a documentary. Instead, it's a film that captures the spirit of the story it explores - why we love this tale so much, and the impact it had on the way we view the festive season. Funny and heart-warming, this is a fresh take on a classic.

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Cast

rolenameCharles DickensDan StevensEbenezer Scrooge / man at burialChristopher PlummerJohn DickensJonathan PryceJohn LeechSimon CallowHaddock, solicitor / ghost of MarleyDonald SumpterMrs FiskMiriam MargolyesChapmanIan McNeiceMr GrimsbyBill PatersonMrs FezziwigAnnette BadlandJohn Forster / Ghost of Christmas PresentJustin EdwardsKate DickensMorfydd ClarkThackerayMiles JuppTara / Ghost of Christmas PastAnna Murphy

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rolenameDirectorBharat Nalluri

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Theatrical distributor

Thunderbird

Released on

2017-12-01

Languages

English | Italian

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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