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The Chimes
The Chimes

The Chimes

A claymation Christmas story by XYZoo Animation

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A claymation adaptation of "The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In". The Chimes was a short novel by Charles Dickens which was written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of "Christmas books": five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

23 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

19 April 1999

Country

Cast

Cindy Harrison

Cindy Harrison

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Narrator

Gordon Van Rooyen

Gordon Van Rooyen

Julian Ford

Julian Ford

Keith Grenville

Keith Grenville

Michelle Scott

Michelle Scott

Neville Powise

Neville Powise

Pippa Duffy

Pippa Duffy

Ronald France

Ronald France

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