Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1988 0h 43m EN

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 31

ComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rowan Atkinson
Blackadders
Tony Robinson
Baldricks
Miranda Richardson
Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Stephen Fry
Lords Melchett / Frondo
Hugh Laurie
Princes Regent / Pigmot
Robbie Coltrane
Spirit of Christmas
Miriam Margolyes
Queen Victoria
Jim Broadbent
Prince Albert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Boden
Writers: Ben Elton, Richard Curtis, Charles Dickens
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 43-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Blackadder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Goodall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Wadsworth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson and Miranda Richardson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Boden directs. Howard Goodall scores. Chris Wadsworth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 43-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Blackadder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Howard Goodall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Chris Wadsworth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson and Miranda Richardson carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0094754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.