The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
Animation • TV Movie • Fantasy • Family • 0ч 50м
An animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol from Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass -- the duo behind some of the most enduring Christmas specials ever (including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Reinvented as a 49-minute musical, this charming cartoon stars the voice of Walter Matthau as the bedeviled Scrooge and Tom Bosley as the Jiminy Cricket-type narrator, B. Humbug, Esq. It features animation by Japanese studio Topcraft, known for their work on other Rankin/Bass films such as The Hobbit, The Flight of Dragons, and The Last Unicorn.
TMDB rating:
5.6
(18)
Cast
Walter Matthau
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Tom Bosley
B.A.H. Humbug (voice)
Theodore Bikel
Marley's Ghost (voice)
Robert Morse
Young Scrooge (voice)
Dennis Day
Nephew Fred (voice)
Paul Frees
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Sonny Melendrez
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Debra Clinger
Martha Cratchit (voice)
Bobby Rolofson
Tiny Tim (voice)
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Steffi Calli
Belinda Cratchit (voice)
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Eric Hines
Peter Cratchit (voice)
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Dee Stratton
Fred's Wife (voice)
Darlene Conley
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
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Shelby Flint
Belle (voice)
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Diana Lee
(voice)
Charles Matthau
The Boy (voice)
Crew
Romeo Muller
Writer
Jules Bass
Director
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director
Paul Coker Jr.
Production Design
Janice Torre
Lyricist
Janice Torre
Writer
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Producer
Charles Dickens
Novel
Jules Bass
Producer
Fred Spielman
Songs
Fred Spielman
Original Music Composer
Tooru Hara
Animation Coordinator
Tsuguyuki Kubo
Animation Supervisor
Minoru Nishida
Background Designer
Katsuhisa Yamada
Animation Director
Yoshiko Sasaki
Animation
Hidemi Kubo
Layout
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Layout
Ikko Kobayashi
Layout
Bernard Hoffer
Music
Masaki Îzuka
Associate Producer
Masahiro Yoshida
Animation
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