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directed by: Clive Donner starring: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward, Michael Carter  List Price: $6.98 Price: $3.64 You Save: $3.34 (48%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0024543020776 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: October 15, 2002 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1984 Sales Rank: 7109 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Christmas elicits nothing more than "Bah, humbug!" from Ebenezer Scrooge (Scott), a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man. But a Christmas Eve visit from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future ultimately teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas and to the joys of friends and family. Discount Shopping essential video: In the same year that he directed a handsome version of The Scarlet Pimpernel for television, Clive Donner also made this worthy 1984 small-screen production of the Dickens tale. George C. Scott can't quite muster a decent English accent, but he does bring some new colors to this movie's interpretation of Scrooge, making the character less nasty for the sake of nastiness and more a product of a life of lovelessness. The supporting cast is first-rate, and the production is far more handsome than most TV fare. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - This "Patton meets A Christmas Carol" is missing one important "spirit"Great production values, costumes,cinematography...but this version is as serious as a heart attack and almost as fun..the great George C.Scott (unfortunately)portrays Ebeneezer Scrooge nearly the same as he played George S. Patton (in one of the greatest screen bios ever made, incidentally) ...a pretty joyless outing of this classic tale which also lacks the spark and entertainment value of so many of the other versions...check out SCROOGE starring Albert Finney for an ultimate version along with ... Read More Rating:  - George C Scott in A Christmas CarolI think this is the best production of A Christmas Carol that I have seen. Rating: - Best version of this movie by far. George C Scott is awesome as Scrooge.All characters are portrayed better in this version than any other. Not only is George C. Scott the best Scrooge, but this version has the best Fred, Marley, ghosts, Bob and so on. also, this version is very well directed and has some great lines from Scrooge that no other version has. Rating: - By Far And Away The BestGeorge C. Scott does not play Scrooge like "Crabby Appleton". Nor did Dickens write Scrooge that way. In most versions I've seen, the actors are content to play Scrooge like Charles Laughton doing Captain Bligh, no humor or shading whatsoever. As a result, when they get to the end of the story, they look more crazy than filled with joy. Believe it or not, Scrooge is one of Dickens more humorous characters. I defy you to say in you mind "Any fool that goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips should ... Read More Rating:  - The best Scrooge yet!Of the countless versions of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that have been produced on film and television, George C. Scott plays the best Ebenezer Scrooge I've seen yet. While I like the overall presentation of the 1999 version with Patrick Stewart, Scott's portrayal of the famous yuletide curmudgeon is full of depth and believability. One thing Britishers Stewart and Alistair Sim, who did an excellent job in the 1951 film version, provide the American Scott does not is an English accent, but Scott's ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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