Ebenezer
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Genre	Fantasy Drama Western
Based on	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Written by	Donald Martin
Directed by	Ken Jubenvill
Starring	Jack Palance Ricky Schroder Amy Locane Albert Schultz
Theme music composer	Bruce Leitl
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Chad Oakes Barbara Ligeti Cindy Lamb
Producers	Michael Frislev Douglas Berquist
Cinematography	Henry Lebo
Editor	Paul Mortimer
Running time	89 minutes
Production companies	Image Organization Nomadic Pictures
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)

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]

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.

Featured cast

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.