Scrooge (1951)

Scrooge (1951) Movie Reviews
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Cast: Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Jack Warner, Michael Hordern

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst

Rating: NR

Running Time: 86 min.

Synopsis: Widely considered to be the definitive of the many film versions of Charles Dickens' classic novel is this 1951 British adaptation, starring Alastair Sim (entitled "Scrooge" in its U.K. release). Sim plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a London miser who, despite his wealth, refuses to make charitable contributions and treats his sole employee, Bob Cratchit, as an indentured servant. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late business partner, Jacob Marley, who was as selfish as Scrooge in life and has been condemned to an eternity of wandering the Earth in shackles. Marley informs Scrooge that he's to receive a trio of spirits that night who will take him on a journey through Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. As Scrooge encounters each apparition, he is taken on a tour of his life and realizes what a wretch he is, transformed by greed from an idealistic youth into an embittered ogre. Infused with a new, cheery outlook, Scrooge sets about earning his redemption.

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  • Jun 01, 2011 02:30 pm

    Amanda said: A

    I've seen this film every Christmas for as long as I can remember and it hasn't lost anything even after more than a dozen viewings. Alastair Sim is fantastic and the rest of the film falls wonderfully into place around him.

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