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A Christmas Carol: Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. With Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley. Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time.
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- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- 1951-12-02
In this black and white classic from director Brian Desmond Hurst - it has been considered the most definitive and faithful film ever made about miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. It was 17 minutes longer, at 86 minutes than the 1938 version (at 69 minutes), with more depth and some crude special effects.
Brian Desmond-hurst. Director. Alastair Sim. [Ebenezer] Scrooge. Kathleen Harrison. Mrs. Dilber. Mervyn Johns. Bob Cratchit. Hermione Baddeley. Mrs. Cratchit. Michael Hordern. Jacob Marley. Photos & Videos. View All. 1 Photo. Film Details. Also Known As. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge. Genre. Drama. Adaptation. Fantasy. Holiday.
- Brian Desmond-Hurst, Denis O'dell
- Alastair Sim
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.
- 'It's Really Great to Watch'
- Shakespearean in Its Staging
- A Memorable Experience on Set
Film critics generally hail Sim's performance. He was 51 at the time he took on the part of Scrooge, and was better known for his comedic roles. Sim "underplays it nicely. He's sort of this reserved, crotchety old man, and somehow he's more scary in his reserve than he would be if he went over the top," said writer Gina Dalfonzo, who is also editor...
Journalist Colin Fleming, who is writing a book on Hurst's film, said the movie combines different visual styles, including realism, film noir and German expressionism. Fleming says the result is an effective horror movie. For example, Fleming said the visit by Scrooge's former business partner Jacob Marley, now a tortured and wailing spirit played...
Most of the cast of this holiday favourite is gone now — but not Teresa Cozens-Hardy. Fans of the film may remember "Fred's maid," the character who, with a nod and a smile, encouraged the apprehensive miser near the end of the movie to walk through the doors of his nephew's home and continue on his path of redemption. Cozens-Hardy was 20 at the ti...
The 1951 adaptation of Charles Dickens' timeless classic is perhaps the most faithful film version -- and Alastair Sim's performance as Scrooge is not to be missed. Read Critics Reviews Critics ...
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- Holiday, Fantasy
Overview. 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. Brian Desmond Hurst. Director. Charles Dickens. Novel. Noel Langley. Screenplay.
