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Presented without commercial interruptions, this “United Nations Special” was sponsored by the Xerox Corporation, the first of a series of Xerox specials promoting the UN. Director Joseph Mankiewicz’s first work for television, the 90-minute ABC drama was publicized as having an all-star cast (which meant that names of some supporting cast members were not officially released). In Rod Serling’s update of Charles Dickens, industrial tycoon Daniel Grudge has never recovered from the loss of his 22-year-old son Marley, killed in action during Christmas Eve of 1944. The embittered Grudge has only scorn for any American involvement in international affairs. But then the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back through time to a World War I troopship. Grudge also is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future gives him a tour across a desolate landscape where he sees the ruins of a once-great civilization. —Bhob Stewart
From the pen of Rod Serling with stars Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden, Eve Marie Saint, Pat Hingle and Robert Shaw among many, this 1964 TV special was the first in what was supposed to be a five special series from Telsun Productions (Telsun being an acronym for “Television Series for the United Nations”). According to Wikipedia, they managed to finish four of these programs with “Carol for Another Christmas” kicking off the effort.
All but forgotten, the film was dug out of the archives by TCM who has been airing it annually since 2012 (they just re-aired it at 4:15 this morning). You can watch it without commercial interruptions at the Internet Archive. Here
This recent review from YouTube provides some context and a full synopsis (spoilers). Watch
For any fan of Serling, Sellers or The Christmas Carol, you may want to check it out.
Kinda’ disappointed in Serling for producing such propaganda.