A Christmas Carol
1984 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 20,097 VOTES · DIR. Clive Donner
Overview
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,283 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:29 Old Marley was as dead as a doornail.
00:05:30 Though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver into my pocket...
00:09:35 The open market. Open market? Buying here. Buying.
00:12:21 ...and allow me to go about mine. Good day.
00:22:07 It is doomed to wander through the world...
00:26:31 Something I ate.
00:30:36 The Sultan's groom, turned upside down for Genie.
00:33:54 You never noticed?
00:38:18 Just small things.
00:41:56 Oh, Lord, what a brood!
00:46:45 Tremendous family to provide for.
00:50:52 He is getting stronger.
00:54:07 ...remain unaltered by the future, the child will die.
00:58:05 And God bless you and send you A happy New Year
01:01:43 I'm sorry, my love. Yes, I shall.
01:04:27 - They're too hot. - It'll be cold soon enough.
01:07:57 It's too late.
01:14:04 In there?
01:18:29 Yet I've seen him walk home with...
01:22:01 I thought we agreed that you'd transport me home?
01:26:49 What? The one as big as me?
01:29:50 - We will! - I am very much obliged.
01:32:35 Well, that is quite true.
01:36:17 Mr. Cratchit!
Cast & Characters
George C. Scott
Ebenezer Scrooge
Frank Finlay
Jacob Marley
Angela Pleasence
Ghost of Christmas Past
Edward Woodward
Ghost of Christmas Present
Michael Carter
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
David Warner
Bob Cratchit
Susannah York
Mrs. Cratchit
Anthony Walters
Tiny Tim
Roger Rees
Fred Holywell
Roger Rees
Narrator
Caroline Langrishe
Janet Holywell
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,283
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:36:17
Production Record
DirectorClive Donner
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes20,097