A Christmas Carol
1999 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 11,637 VOTES · DIR. David Hugh Jones
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 — 1,028 lines
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00:01:10 Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live...
00:07:17 Damn your Merry Christmas!
00:09:24 Good afternoon.
00:12:03 Yes, they are. l only wish l could say they were not.
00:19:06 No. l won't believe it.
00:22:29 Never to be able to make amends for missed opportunities.
00:26:43 What?
00:30:57 For how long?
00:34:10 Ebenezer! Ebenezer! Do the trick.
00:39:12 The years change people. l don't wish to look, sir.
00:43:42 Not in this house.
00:46:56 Here's Father coming.
00:49:50 lt's so tender.
00:53:00 Hmm.
00:57:28 The narrower a man's mind, the broader his statements.
01:00:15 Let's play Blind-Man's-Bluff.
01:05:23 ...slander those who tell others about him...
01:09:36 But trade is not what it was.
01:12:11 l did it. And why not?
01:16:22 l met Mr. Scrooge's nephew, Fred, on the street today.
01:20:39 My bed.
01:24:06 24 Camden Road, Camden Town.
01:27:47 l've come to dinner.
01:32:15 God bless us, every one!
Cast & Characters
Patrick Stewart
Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge
Richard E. Grant
Bob Cratchit
Joel Grey
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Ian McNeice
Mr. Albert Fezziwig
Saskia Reeves
Mrs. Cratchit
Desmond Barrit
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Bernard Lloyd
Marley's Ghost
Dominic West
Fred (Scrooge's nephew)
Trevor Peacock
Old Joe
Liz Smith
Mrs. Dilber
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,028
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:01:10
Final line01:32:15
Production Record
DirectorDavid Hugh Jones
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,637