A Christmas Carol (1951)
- Starring:
- Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, (more)
- Director(s):
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Category:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 86 mins
Complete Cast of A Christmas Carol
- Alastair Sim - Ebenezer Scrooge
- Mervyn Johns - Bob Cratchit
- Hermione Baddeley - Mrs. Cratchit
- Glyn Dearman - Tiny Tim
- Rona Anderson - Alice
- Brian Worth - Fred
- Roddy Hughes - Mr. Fezziwig
- Clifford Mollison - Mr. Wilkins
- Francis de Wolff - Ghost of Christmas Present
- Ernst Thesiger - Undertaker
- Louise Hampton - Laundress
- Fred Johnson - Collector
- Douglas Muir - Businessman
- Henry Hewitt - Rosehed
- David Hannaford
- Jack Warner - Mr. Jorkins
- Richard Pearson
- Kathleen Harrison - Mrs. Dilber
- Michael Hordern - Jacob Marley
- John Charlesworth - Peter Cratchit
- George Cole - Scrooge as young man
- Carol Marsh - Fan, Scrooge's Sister
- Olga Edwardes - Fred's Wife
- Hattie Jacques - Mrs. Fezziwig
- Michael Dolan - Ghost of Christmas Past
- C. Konarski - Ghost of Christmas Future
- Miles Malleson - Old Joe
- Noel Howlett - First Collector
- Peter Bull - First Businessman
- Eliot Makeham - Snedrig
- Hugh Dempster - Groper
- Maire O'Neill
- Eleanor Summerfield
- Patrick Macnee - Young Jacob Marley
- Director(s):
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Writer(s):
- Noel Langley
- Producer(s):
- Brian Desmond Hurst, George Minter
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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