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The Stingiest Man in Town

Based On the book by Charles Dickens

The Stingiest Man in Town is a 1978 animated Christmas musical television special based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. It was created by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, and features traditional animation rather than the stop motion animation most often used by the company. It was an animated remake of a long-unseen, but quite well received, live-action musical special (also called The Stingiest Man in Town) which had starred Basil Rathbone, Martyn Green and Vic Damone.

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Release date:
1978
Country:
United States, Japan
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of A Christmas Carol
The Book · 1843

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

★ 4.0 / 5 110 ratings · Open Library
Poster for The Stingiest Man in Town
The TV Film · 1978

The Stingiest Man in Town

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

★ 6.4 / 10 715 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 135 years after publication.

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