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John Grin's Christmas

John Grin's Christmas

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John Grin's Christmas

1986

0h 50m

6.5(2 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

An adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol " with Robert Guillaume as John Grin, the Scrooge character. His son Kevin has a role as the Bob Cratchit character, with Geoffrey Holder and Ted Lange as two of the Ghosts.

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5 featured cast members

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Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

John Grin

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Ghost of Christmas Present

Geoffrey Holder

Geoffrey Holder

Ghost of Christmas Future

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Ghost of Christmas Past

Alfonso Ribeiro

Alfonso Ribeiro

Rocky

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Guillaume
Written by: Charles Eric Johnson

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