A Christmas Carol (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
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Jack Rapke Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis |
| Screenplay by | Robert Zemeckis |
| Based on | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| Starring |
Jim Carrey Gary Oldman Colin Firth Bob Hoskins Robin Wright Penn Cary Elwes |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Robert Presley |
| Edited by | Jeremiah O'Driscoll |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $175-200 million |
| Box office | $325.3 million |
Disney's A Christmas Carol is a 2009 American 3D computer animated motion-capture fantasy film written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens story of the same name and stars Jim Carrey in a multitude of roles, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle-aged, and old man, and the three ghosts who haunt Scrooge. The film also features supporting roles done by Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn, and Cary Elwes.
The film received mixed reviews from American film critics, who praised its visuals and the performances of Carrey and Oldman but criticized its dark tone. It was a decent financial success, earning $325.3 million on a $175–200 million budget. The 3D film was produced through the process of motion capture, a technique Zemeckis previously used in his films The Polar Express (2004), and Beowulf (2007).A Christmas Carol began filming in February 2008 and was released on November 3, 2009, by Walt Disney Pictures. It received its world premiere in London, coinciding with the switching on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights, which in 2009 had a Dickens theme.
The film was released in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3-D. It is also Disney's third film retelling of A Christmas Carol following 1983's Mickey's Christmas Carol and 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol.
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