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American Christmas Carol [VHS]
 
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American Christmas Carol [VHS] (1979)

Starring: Henry Winkler, Dorian Harewood Director: Eric Till Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Henry Winkler, Dorian Harewood, Susan Hogan, Cec Linder, R.H. Thomson
  • Directors: Eric Till
  • Writers: Charles Dickens, Jerome Coopersmith
  • Producers: Edgar J. Scherick, Gary Smith, Jon Slan, Stanley Chase
  • Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Good Times Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: December 20, 1995
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6303953832
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,982 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars grey, October 19, 2001
By K. Giorlando "amateur social historian" (Eastpointe, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
  
This review is from: An American Christmas Carol (DVD)
Henry Winkler proves his acting ability in this American version of the Dickens classic. One will actually forget that he was 'The FONZ' and will be amazed at his transformation from nice guy to mean guy back to nice guy. The general feel of this movie, though, is grey. That's the best way to describe it. But then, it was a bleak grey time in American history, with the Great Depression and all. When Dickens originally wrote the book, it was a grey time in England's history as well, so the subdued feeling one gets while watching this 'modern' version fits in well with the spirit of the original story.
A nice twist (sorry, Oliver!) to a true classic.
By the way, for my money, the finest original version out there is the George C. Scott version followed closely by Alistair Sim.
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29 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars the best christmas movie i have ever watched., October 31, 1999
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This review is from: An American Christmas Carol (DVD)
IT WAS 1979, CHRISTMAS JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AWAY FLICKING THROUGH THE CHANNELS, I STOPPED ON CITY TV, CHANNEL 79, AS IT WAS KNOWN AT THAT TIME. I STARTED WATCHING THIS MOVIE CALLED AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL WITH HENRY WINKLER, EVER SINCE THAT NIGHT IN DECEMBER 1979. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN TIME WATCH THIS FANTASTIC MOVIE, I BOUGHT THE VIDEO, NOW I WILL BUY IT ON DVD. I THINK ITS THE BEST VERSION OF CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS CLASSIC SCROOGE....
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting contrast to more traditional versions, December 11, 2001
If you already have (and love) the Alistair Sim version (Scrooge, 1951), the Reginald Owen version (1938) and Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (no, I'm not kidding, it's beautifully done), this will be an interesting film for comparison.

Two good points stand out for this version of Dicken's classic Christmas story:

1) Since it is an adaptation, set in a different time and place from the original (Depression-era New England), deviations from the text and basic plot-line, are not as bothersome as they are in the films that adapt the story in "Dickensian" England.

2) Henry Winkler, who, at the time, was playing against his well-known Fonz character, gives an excellent characterization to the Scrooge-like Benedict Slade.

George C. Scott and Albert Finney give detailed performances as Scrooge in their version, and the films that feature them have good production values -- and, in the case of the Finney version a couple of good songs -- but the deviations in text in the Scott version and the added material in the Finney version (Scrooge in hell -- what?) are both unnecessary and more than a little annoying.

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5.0 out of 5 stars an american christmas carol
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