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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 79%
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In Theaters: November 22, 2017
On DVD/Blu-ray: March 6, 2018 On Digital: February 6, 2018
PG | 1h 44m | Drama
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In 1843, dealing with the failure of his last three books, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) is once again rejected by his publishers. As he grows deeper in debt, the father of four sets out to write and self-publish a book he hopes will revive his career.One night, he hears the Irish housemaid tell his kids a folk tale about the awakening of spirits at Christmas. This instantly sparks an idea about the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. He brings to life characters that he meets in London, including a man at a cemetery that inspired him to create the character of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) while the character of Tiny Tim is based on his disabled nephew. He then races to publish the book in six weeks, just in time for Christmas. His beloved book is titled A Christmas Carol.
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Studio: Bleecker Street Media
Producer(s): Ian Sharples, Niv Fichman, Robert Mickelson, Susan Mullen
Cast: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Callow, Justin Edwards, Donald Sumpter, Miles Jupp, Anna Murphy, Annette Badland
Writer(s): Susan Coyne
Official Site: bleeckerstreetmedia.com/themanwhoinventedchristmas
76 votes and 21 Reviews
| Write a Review
Rotten Tomatoes® Score 79%
77%
In Theaters: November 22, 2017
On DVD/Blu-ray: March 6, 2018 On Digital: February 6, 2018
PG | 1h 44m | Drama
Watch Trailer
In 1843, dealing with the failure of his last three books, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) is once again rejected by his publishers. As he grows deeper in debt, the father of four sets out to write and self-publish a book he hopes will revive his career.One night, he hears the Irish housemaid tell his kids a folk tale about the awakening of spirits at Christmas. This instantly sparks an idea about the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. He brings to life characters that he meets in London, including a man at a cemetery that inspired him to create the character of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) while the character of Tiny Tim is based on his disabled nephew. He then races to publish the book in six weeks, just in time for Christmas. His beloved book is titled A Christmas Carol.
Rotten Tomatoes® Score 79%
77%
In Theaters: November 22, 2017
On DVD/Blu-ray: March 6, 2018
On Digital: February 6, 2018
PG | 1h 44m | Drama
In 1843, dealing with the failure of his last three books, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) is once again rejected by his publishers. As he grows deeper in debt, the father of four sets out to write and self-publish a book he hopes will revive his career.One night, he hears the Irish housemaid tell his kids a folk tale about the awakening of spirits at Christmas. This instantly sparks an idea about the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. He brings to life characters that he meets in London, including a man at a cemetery that inspired him to create the character of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) while the character of Tiny Tim is based on his disabled nephew. He then races to publish the book in six weeks, just in time for Christmas. His beloved book is titled A Christmas Carol.
