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The Man Who Invented Christmas

Synopsis

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
104 mins
Director
Bharat Nalluri
Producer
Niv Fichman, Vadim Jean, Robert Mickelson, Susan Mullen, Ian Sharples
Executive Producer
Johanna Hogan, Mitchell Kaplan, Andrew Karpen, Laurie May, Paula Mazur,
Editor
Stephen O'Connell, Jamie Pearson
Screenwriter
Susan Coyne (screenplay), Les Standiford (book)
Director of Photography
Ben Smithard
Production Designer
Paki Smith
Composer
Mychael Danna
Principal cast
Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Anna Murphy, Morfydd Clark

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, Ireland, UK coproduction

Mazur/ Kaplan Company (US), The Mob Film Company (UK), Parallel Films (UK, IE), Rhombus Media (CA)

The Mob Film Company

Church House
29 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BL

Sales Company

Solution Entertainment Group (world sales excluding US)

6525 W Sunset Blvd. GS4
Hollywood
CA 90028
USA

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