Disney's A Christmas Carol (or simply A Christmas Carol) is a 2009 American animated Christmas film produced, written for the screen and directed by Robert Zemeckis. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Zemeckis' ImageMovers Digital, and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novel of the same name. The film was animated through the process of motion capture, a technique used in ImageMovers' previous animated films including The Polar Express (2004), Monster House (2006), and Beowulf (2007), and stars the voices of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn and Cary Elwes. It is Disney's third adaptation of the novel, following Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).
A Christmas Carol was officially released in Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D on November 6, 2009. Its world premiere in London coincided with the switching-on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights. The film grossed $325 million on a $175–200 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its dark tone and script, but praised its visuals, Alan Silvestri's musical score, and the performances of Carrey and Oldman. The film and Mars Needs Moms (2011) were the only ImageMovers Digital projects made, before the studio was shut down by the Walt Disney Company for unsatisfactory box office results. Despite this it was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie and won Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards.
Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
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Ebenezer Scrooge
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Jim Carrey | |
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Ghost of Christmas Past
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Ghost of Christmas Present
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Bob Cratchit
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Gary Oldman | |
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Jacob Marley
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Fred
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Colin Firth | |
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Mr. Nigel Fezziwig
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Bob Hoskins | |
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Old Joe
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Fan
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Robin Wright | |
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Belle
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Portly Gentleman #1
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Cary Elwes | |
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Dick Wilkins
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Guest #2
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Business Man #1
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Mad Fiddler | |||
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Mrs. Dilber
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Fionnula Flanagan | |
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Funerary Undertaker
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Steve Valentine | |
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Topper
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Undertaker's Apprentice
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Daryl Sabara | |
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Tattered Caroler #1
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Peter Cratchit
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Beggar Boy #1 | |||
Well-Dressed Caroler #1 | |||
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Tattered Caroler #2
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Sage Ryan | |
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Tattered Caroler #3
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Amber Gainey Meade | |
Well-Dressed Caroler #2 | |||
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Tattered Caroler #4
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Ryan Ochoa | |
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Young Boy with Sleigh
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Tiny Tim
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Young Cratchit Boy | |||
Beggar Boy #2 | |||
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Ignorance
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Ryan Ochoa (young) | |
Kerry Hoyt (adult) | |||
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Want
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Samantha Hanratty (young) | |
Julene Renee-Preciado (adult) | |||
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Tattered Caroler #5
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Bobbi Page | |
Well-Dressed Caroler #3 | |||
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Tattered Caroler #6
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Ron Bottitta | |
Well-Dressed Caroler #4 | |||
Beggar Boy #3 | Sammantha Hanratty | ||
Young Cratchit Girl | |||
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Portly Gentleman #2
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Julian Holloway | |
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Business Man #3
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Fat Cook | |||
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Mrs. Allie Fezziwig
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Jacquie Barnbrook | |
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Fred's sister-in-law
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Mrs. Emily Cratchit
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Lesley Manville | |
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Belinda Cratchit
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Molly C. Quinn | |
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Martha Cratchit
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Fay Masterson | |
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Guest #1
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Caroline
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Janet Holywell
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Leslie Zemeckis | |
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Guest #3
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Paul Blackthorne | |
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Business Man #2
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Guest #4
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Michael Hyland |
International versions[]
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Georgian | საშობაო ისტორია |
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Lithuanian | Kalėdų Giesmė |
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Polish (TVP) |
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Danish | A Christmas Carol |
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Dutch | A Christmas Carol |
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Estonian | Jõululugu |
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Finnish | Saiturin joulu |
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Korean | 크리스마스 캐롤 |
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Latvian | Ziemassvētku dziesma |
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Norwegian | A Christmas Carol |
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Slovene | Božična Pesem |
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Swedish | En julsaga |
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Croatian | Božićna Priča |
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Greek | Χριστουγεννιάτικη Ιστορία |
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Vietnamese | Giáng Sinh Yêu Thương |
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