The Man Who Invented Christmas
How Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” and created a tradition.
2017 | 105m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Bharat Nalluri |
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| Writer: | Susan Coyne, Les Standiford, Charles Dickens |
| Staring: |
| In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 12, 2017 |
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| Director: | Bharat Nalluri |
| Writer: | Susan Coyne, Les Standiford, Charles Dickens |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Drama, History |
| Keywords | holiday, london, england, based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, disabled child, victorian england, debt, literary agent, poverty, child labor, novelist, publisher, housemaid, christmas, 19th century, self publishing, slum dwellers, father son relationship, book writing |
| Production Companies | Rhombus Media, The Mob Film Company, Parallel Films, The Mazur Kaplan Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,100,000
Budget: $17,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dan Stevens | Charles Dickens |
| Christopher Plummer | Scrooge |
| Jonathan Pryce | Mr. John Dickens |
| Justin Edwards | John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present |
| Morfydd Clark | Kate Dickens |
| Donald Sumpter | Haddock / Ghost of Marley |
| Miles Jupp | Thackeray |
| Simon Callow | Leech |
| Miriam Margolyes | Mrs. Fisk |
| Ian McNeice | Chapman |
| Bill Paterson | Mr. Grimsby |
| John Henshaw | Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig |
| Annette Badland | Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig |
| Katie McGuinness | Fanny Dickens / Mrs. Cratchit |
| Pearse Kearney | Henry Jr. / Tiny Tim |
| Ger Ryan | Mrs. Dickens |
| Marcus Lamb | Rev. Henry Burnett / Mr. Cratchit |
| Cosimo Fusco | Signor Mazzini |
| Anna Murphy | Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Ely Solan | Young Charles |
| Mark Schrier | Presenter |
| Patrick Joseph Byrnes | Stage Manager |
| Jasper Hughes Cotter | Walter Dickens |
| James Heffernan | Charley Dickens |
| Aleah Lennon | Mamie Dickens |
| Ella Mai Delaney | Katey Dickens |
| Donna Marie Sludds | Maid |
| David McSavage | Hall |
| Pat Mooney | Garrick Club Waiter |
| Anna Murphy | Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Sam McGillicuddy | Young Charles' Brother |
| Rory O'Neill | Young Charles' Brother |
| Nancy Quinney | Young Charles' Sister |
| Allanah | Young Charles' Sister |
| Glynis Casson | Society Lady |
| Amelia Crowley | Mrs. Grimsby |
| Derek Hannay | Toothless Man |
| Derek O'Sullivan | Grave Digger |
| John Delaney | Grave Digger |
| Gerard Lee | Cleric |
| Stephen Ball | Clerk |
| Kevin McCormack | Bailiff |
| Aideen Wylde | Charlotte Wigmore |
| Marcus Lamb | Rev. Henry Burnett / Bob Cratchit |
| Paul Kealyn | Warren's Foreman |
| Richard Coombs | Punch / Judy |
| Michael Judd | Pie Man |
| Anthony Morris | Newsagent |
| Eddie Jackson | Scam Artist |
| Linda Gough | Charwoman |
| Jack Gunning | Cratchit Child |
| Christina Martina | Cratchit Child |
| Ava May Taylor | Cratchit Child |
| Adam Dolan | Warren's Factory Boy |
| Cameron Simpson | Poll |
| Degnan Geraghty | Christmas Tree Vendor |
| John Colleary | Constable Copperfield |
| Sean Duggan | Mr. Grub |
| Jake | Grip the Raven |
| James Daniel Wilson | Grip |
| George | Mittens the Cat |
| Valeria Bandino | Tart |
| Desmond Bird | Lover |
| Séamus Hanly | Audience Member |
| Franco Moscon | Nobleman |
| Mark Quigley | Middle Class |
| Roisin Whelan | Maid |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Susan Coyne | Writer |
| Ben Smithard | Director of Photography |
| Stephen O'Connell | Editor |
| Paki Smith | Production Design |
| Guillaume Beauron | Boom Operator |
| Christopher Green | Special Effects Technician |
| Miriam Ferguson | Trainee Production Coordinator |
| Patrick O'Donoghue | Line Producer |
| Declan Brophy | Trainee Production Coordinator |
| Jamie Pearson | Editor |
| Daniel Crowley | Sound Mixer |
| David Caporale | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Colm Bassett | Construction Manager |
| Steven Templeton | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Grace Helen Bailey | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| John Browne | Art Department Assistant |
| Tim Morris | Director of Operations |
| Amy Hubbard | Casting |
| Aine Bane | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| Lorraine Glynn | Hair Designer |
| Nigel Pollock | Art Direction |
| Frankie Waite | Floor Runner |
| Julie Ochipinti | Set Decoration |
| Leonie Prendergast | Costume Design |
| Joe Condren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Philip Edward Alexy | Visual Effects |
| Jenna Dalla Riva | Foley Editor |
| Sonia Dolan | Makeup Designer |
| Bharat Nalluri | Director |
| Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Les Standiford | Book |
| Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Brendan Taylor | Visual Effects Producer |
| Greg Behrens | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Niv Fichman | Producer |
| Vadim Jean | Producer |
| Susan Mullen | Producer |
| Andrew Karpen | Executive Producer |
| Paula Mazur | Executive Producer |
| Ian Sharples | Producer |
| Keith Potter | Executive Producer |
| Robert Jones | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Mitchell Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| David Leiwant | Executive Producer |
| Laurie May | Executive Producer |
| Robert Mickelson | Producer |
| Fraser Ash | Associate Producer |
| Susan Coyne | Executive Producer |
| Wayne Marc Godfrey | Executive Producer |
| Johanna Hogan | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Krikst | Associate Producer |
| Alan Moloney | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 300 | 658 |