Scrooge is a 1951 British Christmas fantasy drama film and an adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843). It stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and was produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley. It also features Kathleen Harrison, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley, Mervyn Johns, Clifford Mollison, Jack Warner, Ernest Thesiger and Patrick Macnee. Michael Hordern plays Marley's ghost and the older Jacob Marley. Peter Bull narrates portions of Charles Dickens' words at the beginning and end of the film, and appears on-screen as a businessman.
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Genres - Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Christmas Film, Ghost Film |
Release Date - Nov 28, 1951 |
Run Time - 86 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-PG
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British, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Dicken, Ebenezer Scrooge, Film Based On Literature, Ghost, Greed, Miser, Redemption, Spiritual/Religious
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Based On: A Christmas Carol
Narrative Location: London
Subject: greed, hope, redemption
Time Period: Victorian era
Narrative Location: London
Subject: greed, hope, redemption
Time Period: Victorian era
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