Ebenezer_(film)

<i>Ebenezer</i> (film)

Ebenezer (film)

1998 Canadian television film by Ken Jubenvill

Ebenezer is a 1998 Canadian made-for-television fantasy drama Western film starring Jack Palance and Ricky Schroder. It is a re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic 1843 novella A Christmas Carol with Jack Palance giving a performance as Ebenezer Scrooge, á la Western genre.[1]

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A TV film with high production value, it premiered in the United States on November 25, 1998 on TNT. It is an obscure and rarely seen title.

Plot

Ebenezer Scrooge is the most greedy, corrupt and mean-spirited crook in the old West and he sees no value in "Holiday Humbug." But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come open his eyes, Scrooge discovers that love and friendships are the greatest wealth of all.

Home media

There were at least 2 DVD pressings produced. One was by Platinum Disc Corporation and the most recent was by Lionsgate Home Entertainment in 2005, but not believed to be in general release at this time. The original VHS version is long out of print.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Laura Fries (November 23, 1998). "Review: 'Ebenezer'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-11.


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