
Mickey’s Christmas Carol is a movie directed by Burny Mattinson in 1983 and based on the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843. The movie features Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Eddie Carroll, Patricia Parris, and others.
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Storyline
On Christmas Eve in 19th-century London, Ebenezer Scrooge is a surly money-lender who objects to the merriment of Christmas. His loyal employee Bob Cratchit (Mickey) requests to have half of Christmas Day off, to which Scrooge reluctantly accepts, but says Cratchit would be docked half a day’s pay. In his house, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley (Goofy).
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Year
1983
Minutes
26
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Director: Burny Mattinson
Country: USA
Year: 1983
Length: 26m
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Year
1843
Pages
104
Book Rate
8.14
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Book
A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Country: United Kingdom
First published in: 1843
Length: 104 pages
Genre: Fiction
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