A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS
TCM, 4:15 p.m. ET
What a holiday treat! This 1964 ABC telemovie, basically buried after its initial telecast until TCM dug it up this month, is yet another variation on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – but this one is by Rod Serling, and stars Peter Sellers, and, given the time, is overtly political. And what a supporting cast: Sterling Hayden, who had just starred with Seller that same year in the Stanley Bubrick movie Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, is here. So are – ready? – Eva Marie Saint, Ben Gazzara, Robert Shaw, Steve Lawrence, and Britt Ekland. And they’re all directed by Joseph Mankiewicz, with music by Henry Mancini. Set your DVRs!