Released:
1978-12-23

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Runtime:
0h 50min

Genre:
Animation, TV Movie, Fantasy, Family

• Cast:
• 
  Walter Matthau
  as
  Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
• 
  Tom Bosley
  as
  B.A.H. Humbug (voice)
• 
  Theodore Bikel
  as
  Marley's Ghost (voice)
• 
  Robert Morse
  as
  Young Scrooge (voice)
• 
  Dennis Day
  as
  Nephew Fred (voice)