The Man Who Invented Christmas
How Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” and created a tradition.
6.8 / 10
English / 105 min. / 2017-10-12
Storyline:
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.
Cast:
Dan Stevens
as Charles Dickens
Christopher Plummer
as Scrooge
Jonathan Pryce
as Mr. John Dickens
Justin Edwards
as John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present
Morfydd Clark
as Kate Dickens
Donald Sumpter
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Miles Jupp
as Thackeray
Simon Callow
as Leech
Miriam Margolyes
as Mrs. Fisk
Ian McNeice
as Chapman
Bill Paterson
as Mr. Grimsby
John Henshaw
as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
Annette Badland
as Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig
Katie McGuinness
as Fanny Dickens / Mrs. Cratchit
Pearse Kearney
as Henry Jr. / Tiny Tim
Ger Ryan
as Mrs. Dickens
Marcus Lamb
as Rev. Henry Burnett / Mr. Cratchit
Cosimo Fusco
as Signor Mazzini
Anna Murphy
as Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past
Ely Solan
as Young Charles
Mark Schrier
as Presenter
Patrick Joseph Byrnes
as Stage Manager
Jasper Hughes Cotter
as Walter Dickens
James Heffernan
as Charley Dickens
Aleah Lennon
as Mamie Dickens
Ella Mai Delaney
as Katey Dickens
Donna Marie Sludds
as Maid
David McSavage
as Hall
Pat Mooney
as Garrick Club Waiter
Anna Murphy
as Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past
Sam McGillicuddy
as Young Charles' Brother
Rory O'Neill
as Young Charles' Brother
Nancy Quinney
as Young Charles' Sister
Allanah
as Young Charles' Sister
Glynis Casson
as Society Lady
Amelia Crowley
as Mrs. Grimsby
Derek Hannay
as Toothless Man
Derek O'Sullivan
as Grave Digger
John Delaney
as Grave Digger
Gerard Lee
as Cleric
Stephen Ball
as Clerk
Kevin McCormack
as Bailiff
Aideen Wylde
as Charlotte Wigmore
Marcus Lamb
as Rev. Henry Burnett / Bob Cratchit
Paul Kealyn
as Warren's Foreman
Richard Coombs
as Punch / Judy
Michael Judd
as Pie Man
Anthony Morris
as Newsagent
Eddie Jackson
as Scam Artist
Linda Gough
as Charwoman
Jack Gunning
as Cratchit Child
Christina Martina
as Cratchit Child
Ava May Taylor
as Cratchit Child
Adam Dolan
as Warren's Factory Boy
Cameron Simpson
as Poll
Degnan Geraghty
as Christmas Tree Vendor
John Colleary
as Constable Copperfield
Sean Duggan
as Mr. Grub
Jake
as Grip the Raven
James Daniel Wilson
as Grip
George
as Mittens the Cat
Valeria Bandino
as Tart
Desmond Bird
as Lover
Séamus Hanly
as Audience Member
Franco Moscon
as Nobleman
Mark Quigley
as Middle Class
Roisin Whelan
as Maid
Séamus Hanly
as Audience Member (uncredited)