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Also known as Charles Dickens' A Christmas carol, A Christmas Carol, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

1951 film by Brian Desmond Hurst

Film · TMDB

7.4

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.

Released: 1951-11-3086 minDir: Brian Desmond HurstFantasy, Drama

Cast

  • Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge
  • Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit
  • Glyn Dearman as Tiny Tim Cratchit
  • George Cole as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
  • Brian Worth as Fred Scrooge
  • Michael Hordern as Jacob Marley

Themes

  • london, england
  • based on novel or book
  • businessman
  • holiday
  • greed
  • supernatural
  • redemption
  • business ethics
  • victorian england
  • money

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Ratings

IMDb

8.1/10

29,182 votes

Year
1951
Runtime
86 min
Genres
Drama, Family, Fantasy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
hope
Screenwriter
Noel Langley
Production company
United Artists
Narrative location
London
Duration
86
FilmAffinity ID
265394
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
John Kelly Scrooge 1951.jpg
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publication date
1951-12-02
film editor
Clive Donner
title
Scrooge
after a work by
Charles Dickens
narrator
Peter Bull
set in period
Victorian era
distributed by
Netflix
set during recurring event
Christmas and holiday season
review score
8.4/10
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