Stars: Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Warner, Michael Hordern, Hermione Baddeley, George Cole, Patrick Macnee

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst

Summary: The classic Charles Dickens tale about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge who treats all men with contempt and all kindness as 'humbug'.

Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) contentedly meanders through his life as a cruel miser until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghosts. The spirits show him how his behavior has degenerated over the years as his heart has become colder. Using events from Scrooge's idealistic past, dreary present, and dismal future, the apparitions try their best to melt his steely soul. Will Scrooge see the error of his ways and learn the true meaning of Christmas

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on April 12, 2006 1:49 PM

This film really takes me back to when I first saw it in primary school
in the late 50's . Christmas is not a time for celebration for the tight -
fisted Ebenezer Scrooge ( Alastair Sim ) . Scrooge treats his overworked clerk Bob Cratchit ( Mervyn Johns ) with contempt and regards all kindness as ' humbug ' . On Christmas Eve , 3 spirits
take Scrooge on a journey into the past to meet his younger self
( George Cole ) and into a bleak future where his servant Mrs Dilber
( Kathleen Harrison ) is selling his possessions after his funeral .
It is a nightmare that will change Scrooge forever .

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A mixed bag as variations on A Christmas Carolgo, this 1970 British musical tells the usual story of Scrooge (Albert Finney) and his spirits on Christmas Eve, although the whole thing is set to music by Leslie Bricusse. Except for Finney's feisty and involved performance, however, there isn't much to recommend this. The songs, which absorb so much of the evolving story line and emotions, are not all that good. Plenty of support, however, from the likes of Roy Kinnear (Willy Wonka &the Chocolate Factory) and Dame Edith Evans (Tom Jones), the handsome production is directed by veteran Ronald Neame (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie). --Tom Keogh

Aspect Ratio:	Full Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Scene Access, Colourised Scenes, Star Biographies
Year:	1951
Release Date:	November 10, 2008
Runtime:	140 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	103464
Label:	Feature Film Company
Keywords:	Family, Christmas, Carol, Scrooge
Genre:	Family