A Christmas Carol (Original B&W Version)
VCI Video

November 2nd, 1999

Rating: 4.6 / 5.0 (718 votes)

Released: 1999-11-02

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A Christmas Carol (Original B&W Version) by VCI Video

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Director Brian Desmond Hurst	Studio VCI Video	Runtime 86	Rated NR (Not Rated)	Binding DVD

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Description

clean

Actors

Alastair Sim
Jack Warner
Kathleen Harrison
Mervyn Johns
Hermione Baddeley

Format

Black & White
Dolby
Full Screen
Subtitled
NTSC

Editorial Review

This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film's version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits' visitations. Director Brian Desmond Hurst keeps the focus on Scrooge's life story, beautifully simplifying and underscoring the theme of lost women with a haunting musical refrain from the folk song “Barbara Allen.” Sim's commitment to the role is at times astonishing; his Scrooge's Christmas-morning ecstasy is a marvel of giddy technique. Watch for Patrick Macnee (Steed in The Avengers) as the young Jacob Marley–the actor made his screen debut in this 1951 production. –Tom Keogh