''An American Christmas Carol'' is a 1979 American

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directed by

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and loosely based on

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' 1843 novella ''

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''.

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, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one

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when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past,

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, and

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from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, and more amiable man. Academy Award-winning

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artist

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consulted on the aging makeup for star Henry Winkler.

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''An American Christmas Carol'' was released on

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on November 23, 1999. It was released on

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in December 2012.

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