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The film was directed by Clive Donner , who was an editor of the film Scrooge , and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. It was filmed in the historic medieval county town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. The film received positive reviews, with praise going to the sets, soundtrack, cinematography, and the performances of the cast, particularly Scott's portrayal of Scrooge.

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In Victorian-era London, commodities trader Ebenezer Scrooge declines his nephew Fred Hollywell's invitation for Christmas dinner, and reluctantly grants his underpaid employee Bob Cratchit's request to have Christmas off as there will be no business during the day. Scrooge later charges three businessmen extra for corn, due to failing to meet his demands the previous day, much to their chagrin.

Scrooge then declines to give a donation to charity workers Poole and Hacking, believing that the poor are better off dead. That night, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him to repent his miserly ways, lest he be condemned to the same afterlife as that of Marley's: wandering the Earth for eternity while carrying chains forged from his own greed, forced to witness what he could not share in life.

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As a boy, Scrooge is deserted at boarding school by his father Silas who held a grudge against Ebenezer, as the latter's mother died giving birth to him. Silas gets Ebenezer an apprenticeship with the benevolent Mr. Fezziwig, after three days to spend with his loving elder sister Fan, Fred's mother, who has since died. Scrooge is eventually engaged to Belle, someone whom he initially loved, but eventually lost as he became preoccupied with financial security upon Silas' death.

When Belle expresses pity for Scrooge's loneliness, he angrily extinguishes the spirit with his cap and re-appears in his bedroom. At the Cratchit residence, they find Bob's family content with their small dinner. Bob's son Tim is crippled; the spirit explains that he will die if the future remains unaltered.