A Christmas Carol [1951]
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Features
Introduction by Leonard Maltin
Dead to Begin With" The Darker Side of a Classic" - Featuring British film historian and culturalist Sir Christopher Frayling
Scrooge by Another Name: Distributing A Christmas Carol" - Featurette with US distributor Richard Gordon
The Human Blarney Stone" Life and Films of Brian Desmond Hurst" with Allan Esler Smith, the great-great nephew and biographer of Hurst
Alastair Sim Version: Too Good to be Shown only at Christmastime" by Fred Guida, author of "A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations
Silent Dickens" - a collection of early examples of Dickens on film (Scrooge-1922 and Bleak House- 1922)
Director
- Brian Desmond Hurst
Writers
- Noel Langley
- Charles Dickens
Cast
- Alastair SimScrooge
- Kathleen HarrisonMrs. Dilber
- Mervyn JohnsBob Cratchit
- Jack WarnerMr. Jorkins
- Michael HordernJacob Marley
- Hermione BaddeleyMrs. Cratchit
- John CharlesworthPeter Cratchit
- Glyn DearmanTiny Tim
- Rona AndersonAlice
- George ColeScrooge as Young Man
Crew
- Charles DickensAuthor
- Ralph BrintonArt Director
- Eric CarterMake Up
- Constance Da PinnaCostumes
- Clive DonnerEditor
- Doris LeeCostumes
- George MinterProducer
- C. Pennington-RichardsCinematographer
- Renown PicturesProduction Company
- Richard AddinsellComposer
- Charles EarlSound Effects
- Fred RyanSound Effects
- Leonard TrummSound Effects
- Stanley HaynesAssoc. Producer
Details
- GenreFantasy
- SubgenreDrama,Fantasy,Christmas,Adaptation
- TitleA Christmas Carol
- Countries ProducedGB,US
- Duration86 minutes
- Year of Release1951
- Product TagsDVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Sound FeaturesDolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel, Dolby Digital Stereo
- Screen FormatBlack & White
- Aspect Ratio1.37:1
- LanguageEnglish
- SubtitlesEnglish, Spanish
- Region CodeAll
- StudioVCI Video
General
- Number Of Discs1
Other
- Product NameA Christmas Carol [1951]
- UPC089859885129
Customer reviews
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 98 reviews
(98 customer reviews)to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this colorized version
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.I love this colorized version on A Christmas Carol. This has always been my favorite Scrooge movie since I was young.
This review is from A Christmas Carol [Colorized] [1951]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
A True Christmas Carol Classic
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.There have been numerous versions of the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol but none have ever come close to its gravitas like the 1951 version, at least in my humble opinion. Alastair Sim IS Ebenezer Scrooge and the film explores a possible backstory to its origin and the reason for its misery. Leonard Maltin, the film critic wrote that the movie was to good to be only seen on Christmas time, so do yourself a favor and watch it!!
This review is from A Christmas Carol [Blu-ray] [1951]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Colorized favorite classic
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.Favorite version, love the color. We watch it every year.
This review is from A Christmas Carol [Colorized] [1951]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Best version
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.If you like classic movies this is the best definitive version of Dickens “A Christmas Carol”. Scrooge, the ghosts, and Tiny Tim are such memorable characters.
This review is from A Christmas Carol [Blu-ray] [1951]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
All Time Favorite
||Posted .This is my all time favorite version of "A Christmas Carol". Alastair Sim gives a great performance as Ebenezer Scrooge. He doesn't play Scrooge as a "mean" person, so much as one that doesn't care about anything or anyone. When he's transformed after the visits of the 3 spirits you can feel that giddiness/happiness with him. You can also feel the remorse he has about how he has treated others & the resolve he has on changing his life by helping others. The only acting that is too over-the-top for me is Michael Hordern's Jacob Marley.
This review is from A Christmas Carol [Blu-ray] [1951]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
happiest of memories
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.So this is my mothers favorite version of A Christmas Carol and I got it for her as a surprise.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Classic. Holiday Must-Be-Seen!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.I am a 'later' affectionado of this movie, having seen it for the first time only 13 years ago at age 49. There is no need to compare other versions, or to even watch any of the other versions. Seeing this 1951 classic is all that is needed, others will pale in comparison and not be entertaining or effective as this.
This review is from A Christmas Carol [Collector's Edition] [DVD] [1951]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Teach many moral lessons Scrooge
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.The best version ohf A Christmas Carol with the best Scrooge Alistair Sims glad its colorized now
This review is from A Christmas Carol [Colorized] [1951]
I would recommend this to a friend
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