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The Man Who Invented Christmas

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

Director

Bharat Nalluri

Year

Genre

biography, comedy, drama

Box Office

$5,676,486

Production

Rhombus Media,The Mazur Kaplan Company,The Mob Film Company,Parallel Films

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage

https://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/themanwhoinventedchristmas

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Charles Dickens

Presenter

Stage Manager

Patrick Joseph Byrnes

Mrs. Fisk

Miriam Margolyes

Kate Dickens

John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present

Signor Mazzini (as Cosimo Massimo Fusco)

Walter Dickens (as Jasper Hughes-Cotter)

Jasper Hughes Cotter

Charley Dickens

James Heffernan

Mamie Dickens

Katey Dickens

Ella Mai Delaney

Maid

Donna Marie Sludds

Hall

Chapman

Thackeray

Garrick Club Waiter

Tara

Mr. John Dickens

Young Charles

Mrs. Dickens

Young Charles' Brother

Sam McGillicuddy

Young Charles' Brother

Young Charles' Sister

Young Charles' Sister

Society Lady

Mrs. Grimsby

Mr. Grimsby

Toothless Man

Grave Digger

Derek O'Sullivan

Grave Digger

Scrooge

Christopher Plummer

Cleric

Clerk (as Patrick Ball)

Pawn Broker

Haddock

Bailiff

Kevin McCormack

Charlotte Wigmore

Leech

Fanny Dickens / Mrs. Cratchit

Katie McGuinness

Rev. Henry Burnett / Bob Cratchit

Henry Jr. / Tiny Tim

Warren's Foreman

Punch / Judy (voice)

Pie Man

Scam Artist

Newsagent

Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig

Annette Badland

Charwoman (as Lynda Gough)

Cratchit Child

Cratchit Child

Christina Martina

Cratchit Child

Warren's Factory Boy

Poll

Cameron Simpson

Christmas Tree Vendor

Degnan Geraghty

Constable Copperfield

Mr. Grub (as SÃ©an Duggan)

Grip (voice)

James Daniel Wilson

Mittens the Cat

Tart

Valeria Bandino

Lover

Audience Member

SÃ©amus Hanly

Nobleman

Middle Class

The Ghost of Christmas Future

Maid

Grip the Raven

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Charles Dickens Tara Scrooge Mr. John Dickens Mrs. Dickens

Is Tiny Tim dead - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Is Tiny Tim dead

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We want Charles! - The Man Who Invented Christmas

We want Charles!

My dear Forster, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

My dear Forster,

Of the crowds that pour
in and out the whole day, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Of the crowds that pour in and out the whole day,

Of the balls, dinners, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Of the balls, dinners,

- the great magician of our time...
- Ready. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- the great magician of our time... - Ready.

The great and marvelous Boz! - The Man Who Invented Christmas

The great and marvelous Boz!

Ladies and gentlemen, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Ladies and gentlemen,

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

Dear friends! Dear friends! - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Dear friends! Dear friends!

You have welcomed me to your country
with such open arms that I fear I... - The Man Who Invented Christmas

You have welcomed me to your country with such open arms tha...

Americans are friendly, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Americans are friendly,

Mrs. Fisk,
I have told you repeatedly - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Mrs. Fisk, I have told you repeatedly

Oh, I beg your pardon, sir.
Only, Mr. Forster is here. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Oh, I beg your pardon, sir. Only, Mr. Forster is here.

As you can see,
Mr. Forster, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

As you can see, Mr. Forster,

- Though not too dull a green, Signor Mazzini.
- Ma certo. Sì, capisce. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- Though not too dull a green, Signor Mazzini. - Ma certo. S...

Mr. Forster,
if you'll allow me, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Mr. Forster, if you'll allow me,

In fact, I intend
to ask her to bestow upon me - The Man Who Invented Christmas

In fact, I intend to ask her to bestow upon me

Forster! Forster, Forster, Forster.
So sorry! - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Forster! Forster, Forster, Forster. So sorry!

Seventy-five?
What's it made of, gold? - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Seventy-five? What's it made of, gold?

Carrara marble, Signor.
Finest quality. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Carrara marble, Signor. Finest quality.

Ah! Come in! - The Man Who Invented Christmas

The best-selling bloody author in the
history of English bloody literature. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

The best-selling bloody author in the history of English blo...

Three of his books you have published
in the last year and a half. Three! - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Three of his books you have published in the last year and a...

Mr. Forster, like you, we are as
puzzled as the Egyptians in their fog. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Mr. Forster, like you, we are as puzzled as the Egyptians in...

- How's that?
- Martin Chuzzlewit. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- How's that? - Martin Chuzzlewit.

And the travel book,
American Notes. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

And the travel book, American Notes.

But what about this 50 pound a month
you're withholding from his royalties? - The Man Who Invented Christmas

But what about this 50 pound a month you're withholding...

You may remember that when Mr. Dickens
approached us about the tour to America, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

You may remember that when Mr. Dickens approached us about t...

With the provision that, in
the unlikely case of profits - The Man Who Invented Christmas

With the provision that, in the unlikely case of profits

What? So he's had a couple of flops?
Well, who hasn't? Huh? - The Man Who Invented Christmas

What? So he's had a couple of flops? Well, who hasn...

Well, in that case, I mean we'd
obviously love to consider it. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Well, in that case, I mean we'd obviously love to consi...

Mr. Forster, please, we had no
intention of causing offense. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Mr. Forster, please, we had no intention of causing offense.

He was in last week, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

He was in last week,

"I need money immediately or
productive of fatal consequences, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

"I need money immediately or productive of fatal conseq...

- How much did you give him?
- Forty-five, all told. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- How much did you give him? - Forty-five, all told.

Well,
I'll pay it all back. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Well, I'll pay it all back.

- Charles. What are you doing here?
- I'm hiding from Thackeray. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- Charles. What are you doing here? - I'm hiding from T...

He'll no doubt want to commiserate
me on my Chuzzlewit reviews, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

He'll no doubt want to commiserate me on my Chuzzlewit ...

I am clammin' for some scran.
Where's Robertson? - The Man Who Invented Christmas

I am clammin' for some scran. Where's Robertson?

The service is terrible. The food is
inedible. The fees keep going up. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

The service is terrible. The food is inedible. The fees keep...

You know, after those vile things
they wrote about Chuzzlewit. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

You know, after those vile things they wrote about Chuzzlewi...

"Dull, vapid, and vulgar. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

"Dull, vapid, and vulgar.

Not a single character capable of
exciting the reader's sympathies." - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Not a single character capable of exciting the reader's...

Poor thing. His Macbeth was
absolutely shredded in the Times. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Poor thing. His Macbeth was absolutely shredded in the Times...

How can I say no if I can be useful, if
I can lighten the burden of another? - The Man Who Invented Christmas

How can I say no if I can be useful, if I can lighten the bu...

It's from Chapman and Hall,
for your new book. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

It's from Chapman and Hall, for your new book.

And on Christmas
Eve, they say, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

And on Christmas Eve, they say,

And then
the Lord of the Dead - The Man Who Invented Christmas

And then the Lord of the Dead

She's Irish.
Charley adores her. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

She's Irish. Charley adores her.

- Oh, really, Charles.
- If you carry on like this, we'll end up in the poor house. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- Oh, really, Charles. - If you carry on like this, we'...

You give money to every and
any beggar in the street. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

You give money to every and any beggar in the street.

You insist we move to a bigger house
and order in all new fixtures, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

You insist we move to a bigger house and order in all new fi...

I'm just sick of writing tooth
and nail for bread, that's all. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

I'm just sick of writing tooth and nail for bread, that...

- Or a lawyer.
- "The law is an ass." - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- Or a lawyer. - "The law is an ass."

An explorer, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

By the way, dear, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

By the way, dear,

I am a necromancer. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

I am a necromancer.

Ah, Lucifer Box. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Ah, Lucifer Box.

Ah, the Snodgering Blee.
We meet at last. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Ah, the Snodgering Blee. We meet at last.

What was that wonderful story
I overheard you telling - The Man Who Invented Christmas

What was that wonderful story I overheard you telling

Only a story my gran used to tell
us, sir, back home in Ireland. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Only a story my gran used to tell us, sir, back home in Irel...

She used to say
that on Christmas Eve - The Man Who Invented Christmas

She used to say that on Christmas Eve

- Well, I love them.
- Nonsense. You just like a good cry. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- Well, I love them. - Nonsense. You just like a good cry.

What is it you particularly
object to in my books? - The Man Who Invented Christmas

What is it you particularly object to in my books?

Pickpockets, streetwalkers,
charity boys. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Pickpockets, streetwalkers, charity boys.

Never asked for anything from anyone
that I wasn't willing to pay for. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Never asked for anything from anyone that I wasn't will...

- Really? No help from anyone?
- None. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

- Really? No help from anyone? - None.

Well, Papa did give us a very small
cotton mill when we were married. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Well, Papa did give us a very small cotton mill when we were...

Then they'd
better do it - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Then they'd better do it

Care to buy, sir?
Hard workers. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Care to buy, sir? Hard workers.

I lift mine eyes
unto the hills - The Man Who Invented Christmas

I lift mine eyes unto the hills

My help cometh
even from the Lord, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

My help cometh even from the Lord,

All right, all right. I'm not paying
you by the hour. Skip to the end. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

All right, all right. I'm not paying you by the hour. S...

All that money and no one here to
mourn him except Old Scratch there. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

All that money and no one here to mourn him except Old Scrat...

Ah... humbug. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Humbug - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Well, then they'd
better do it - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Well, then they'd better do it

It's about a businessman.
Or a factory owner. A miser. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

It's about a businessman. Or a factory owner. A miser.

Of supernatural guides,
or spirits, possibly, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Of supernatural guides, or spirits, possibly,

A hammer blow
to the heart - The Man Who Invented Christmas

A hammer blow to the heart

A Christmas Ghost Story...
Christmas Song... - The Man Who Invented Christmas

A Christmas Ghost Story... Christmas Song...

Intriguing, really.
Ah, just one question. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Intriguing, really. Ah, just one question.

Apart from our clerk, who
never misses an opportunity - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Apart from our clerk, who never misses an opportunity

More or less an opportunity for picking
a man's pocket every 25th of December. - The Man Who Invented Christmas

More or less an opportunity for picking a man's pocket ...

What we mean to say, Mr. Dickens, is, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

What we mean to say, Mr. Dickens, is,

It is a Christmas book because Christmas
is, or ought to be, the one time of year - The Man Who Invented Christmas

It is a Christmas book because Christmas is, or ought to be,...

Even if you had already written it, we
couldn't possibly get it illustrated, - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Even if you had already written it, we couldn't possibl...

Scaly-headed vultures.
Money-grubbing, scum-sucking... - The Man Who Invented Christmas

Scaly-headed vultures. Money-grubbing, scum-sucking...

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Bharat Nalluri

Writer: Susan Coyne, Les Standiford, Charles Dickens

Production: Rhombus Media,The Mazur Kaplan Company,The Mob Film Company,Parallel Films

Genre: biography, comedy, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 60/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $5,676,486

Released: 22 Nov 2017

Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage: https://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/themanwhoinventedchristmas

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