
An animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol from Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass -- the duo behind some of the most enduring Christmas specials ever (including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Reinvented as a 49-minute musical, this charming cartoon stars the voice of Walter Matthau as the bedeviled Scrooge and Tom Bosley as the Jiminy Cricket-type narrator, B. Humbug, Esq. It features animation by Japanese studio Topcraft, known for their work on other Rankin/Bass films such as The Hobbit, The Flight of Dragons, and The Last Unicorn.
Cast

Walter Matthau
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Tom Bosley
B.A.H. Humbug (voice)

Theodore Bikel
Marley's Ghost (voice)

Robert Morse
Young Scrooge (voice)

Dennis Day
Nephew Fred (voice)

Paul Frees
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Sonny Melendrez
Bob Cratchit (voice)

Debra Clinger
Martha Cratchit (voice)

Bobby Rolofson
Tiny Tim (voice)
Steffi Calli
Belinda Cratchit (voice)
Eric Hines
Peter Cratchit (voice)
Dee Stratton
Fred's Wife (voice)

Darlene Conley
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Shelby Flint
Belle (voice)
Diana Lee
(voice)

Charles Matthau
The Boy (voice)
Crew

Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director, Producer

Jules Bass
Director, Producer

Romeo Muller
Writer
Janice Torre
Writer, Lyricist

Charles Dickens
Novel
Masaki Îzuka
Associate Producer

Paul Coker Jr.
Production Design
Katsuhisa Yamada
Animation Director
Tsuguyuki Kubo
Animation Supervisor
Tooru Hara
Animation Coordinator
Yoshiko Sasaki
Animation
Masahiro Yoshida
Animation
Fred Spielman
Original Music Composer, Songs
Bernard Hoffer
Music
Hidemi Kubo
Layout
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Layout
Ikko Kobayashi
Layout
Minoru Nishida
Background Designer
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