Overview:
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.| Status: | Released (1951-11-28) |
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| Awards: | 1 win |
| Screen: | Charles Dickens, Noel Langley |
| Productions: | George Minter Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Posters
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Casts
- 20394: Alastair Sim - Ebenezer Scrooge
- 90643: Mervyn Johns - Bob Cratchit
- 596662: Glyn Dearman - Tiny Tim Cratchit
- 47722: George Cole - Young Ebenezer Scrooge
- 101853: Brian Worth - Fred Scrooge
- 39741: Michael Hordern - Jacob Marley
- 96421: Kathleen Harrison - Mrs. Dilber
Crews
- 261224: Brian Desmond Hurst - Director - Directing
- 9052: Noel Langley - Adaptation - Writing
- 261224: Brian Desmond Hurst - Producer - Production
- 20416: C.M. Pennington-Richards - Director of Photography - Camera
- 33513: Clive Donner - Editor - Editing
- 1438740: Freda Pearson - Set Decoration - Art
- 67617: Stanley Haynes - Associate Producer - Production
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Reviews
r96sk
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My first time watching this adaptation of Charles Dickens' work - thoroughly enjoyed it! I've previously only watched the Disney animated film and the 2019 television miniseries with Guy Pearce. I also like both of those, they each have things that are inferior and superior to thi ....
Continue reading ->Peter McGinn
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I read a review by a critic which stated this is the best adaptation of the oh so familiar story of Charles Dickens’ Scrooge. Not because of advanced production value or cutting edge special effects. In fact, this movie is definitely low tech, being from 1952 as it is. But now I a ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Alastair Sim is in his element here as the curmudgeonly miser who routinely spends his Christmas alone counting his fortune. Luckily for him, "Scrooge" receives a visit from his late but not so lamented partner "Marley" (Michael Hordern) who warns him that he is to receive three visi ....
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