Scrooged is a movie directed by Richard Donner in 1988 and based on the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843. The movie features Bill Murray, Robert Mitchum, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Michael J. Pollard, and others.
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Storyline
IBC Television president Frank Cross is pushing his company to broadcast an extravagant live production of A Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve, making the staff work throughout the holiday. Frank’s boss Preston Rhinelander, seeing the stress Frank is under with the production, brings in Brice Cummings to provide assistance, though Brice secretly wants Frank’s job.
Movie vs Book
Year
1988
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1843
Pages
104
Book Rate
8.14
S: Goodreads
Book
A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Country: UK
First published in: 1843
Length: 104 pages
Genre: Fiction
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