Meet Scrooge...
An animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol from Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass -- the duo behind some of the most enduring Christmas specials ever (including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Reinvented as a 49-minute musical, this charming cartoon stars the voice of Walter Matthau as the bedeviled Scrooge and Tom Bosley as the Jiminy Cricket-type narrator, B. Humbug, Esq. It features animation by Japanese studio Topcraft, known for their work on other Rankin/Bass films such as The Hobbit, The Flight of Dragons, and The Last Unicorn.
December 23, 1978
Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft
16 people
Walter Matthau
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
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Tom Bosley
B.A.H. Humbug (voice)
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Theodore Bikel
Marley's Ghost (voice)
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Robert Morse
Young Scrooge (voice)
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Dennis Day
Nephew Fred (voice)
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Paul Frees
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
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Sonny Melendrez
Bob Cratchit (voice)
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Debra Clinger
Martha Cratchit (voice)
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Bobby Rolofson
Tiny Tim (voice)
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Steffi Calli
Belinda Cratchit (voice)
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Eric Hines
Peter Cratchit (voice)
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Dee Stratton
Fred's Wife (voice)
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