FeaturePG2017·105m·6.8

The Man Who Invented Christmas

How Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” and created a tradition.

DramaHistoryComedyFamily

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.

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Cast

Dan Stevens

Charles Dickens

Christopher Plummer

Scrooge

Jonathan Pryce

Mr. John Dickens

Justin Edwards

John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present

Morfydd Clark

Kate Dickens

Donald Sumpter

Haddock / Ghost of Marley

Miles Jupp

Thackeray

Simon Callow

Leech

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Fisk

Ian McNeice

Chapman

Bill Paterson

Mr. Grimsby

John Henshaw

Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

Annette Badland

Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig

Katie McGuinness

Fanny Dickens / Mrs. Cratchit

Pearse Kearney

Henry Jr. / Tiny Tim

Ger Ryan

Mrs. Dickens

Marcus Lamb

Rev. Henry Burnett / Mr. Cratchit

Cosimo Fusco

Signor Mazzini

Anna Murphy

Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past

Ely Solan

Young Charles

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English, Italian
Budget
$17.0M
Revenue
$8.1M
Age rating
PG
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Rhombus MediaThe Mazur Kaplan CompanyThe Mob Film CompanyParallel Films

Crew

Director

Bharat Nalluri

Writers

Charles Dickens, Susan Coyne, Les Standiford

Mychael Danna

Original Music Composer

Jamie Pearson

Editor

Paki Smith

Production Design

Ben Smithard

Director of Photography

Stephen O'Connell

Editor

Leonie Prendergast

Costume Design

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