The Man Who Invented Christmas

 

Based on the book by Les Standford, The Man Who Invented Christmas is the story of the six fever-pitched weeks in which Charles Dickens wrote and self-published A Christmas Carol, changing the then little known holiday forever.

“anchored by Mr Steven’s infectious live wire-performance”

NY Times

“one of the rare movies to make the process of writing feel cinematic (read: exciting)…proves enjoyably propulsive”

LA Times

“God has blessed us, every one, with Dan Stevens, who inhabits the character of Dickens beautifully”

Washington Post

Starring
Dan Stevens

Christopher Plummer

Jonathan Pryce

Directed by
Bharat Nalluri

Adaptation by
Susan Coyne

Based on the novel by
Les Standiford