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directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst starring: Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Michael Hordern  List Price: $14.99 Price: $12.99 You Save: $2.00 (13%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302595918 Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC ISBN: 6302595916 Label: Vci Video Manufacturer: Vci Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Vci Video Release Date: November 02, 1999 Running Time: 86 minutes Studio: Vci Video Theatrical Release Date: 1951 Sales Rank: 4027 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Discount Shopping: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - happynessthis movies from 1951 was a all time favorite. they do not show it on tv very often. now I can see it any time I want. it came bland new. fast. will watch it every year from now on. thank you. Rating: - Very good film Very good adaptation on film for of this classic book written by Ch. Dickens but I think there are more adaptations much better as release. Rating: - The Best Version of the Best Short Story Ever WrittenIn December 1845 Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol was first published. Many consider it the best short story (70 pages) ever written. There have been more film versions of A Christmas Carol than any other story, the latest has Micheal Moore as Scrooge. This version in B&W is by far the best. Other reviews praise the style and narrative of this version, and miss the fact that this is the story word for word as Dickens wrote it. Dickens like Shakespeare is best in his own words. Alastair Sim heads ... Read More Rating:  - Wrong item may be pictured--is this live action or animatedBe careful what you're buying here. Pictured is a 30 minute animated version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL with the VOICE of Alistair Sim. But read the other reviews and you'll discover that they're describing the live-action 1951 version in which Alastair Sim played Scrooge also. Both are great films. If you want the animated version, do an Amazon search using the two principle voices as your search criteria: "Alastair Sim Michael Redgrave". Rating: - A ClassicThis is by far the best version of A Christmas Carole out there. Black and White all the way! Browse for similar items by category:
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