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A Christmas Carol (1951)
The story is about a stingy man named Penzer Scroog, who is the most prestigious man in London, a businessman who never offers half a fils to anyone, even to his relatives. Over time, it seems that something will change, where on Christmas Eve, three ghosts appear before Scrooge and give him the last chance to change and save himself from painful fate.
10 May 1926, Southgate, London, England, UK
14 July 1914, Willesden, London, England, UK
24 October 1895, London, England, UK
19 June 1891, Portmadoc, North Wales, UK
21 March 1912, London, England, UK
5 November 1904, Greenwich, London, England, UK
25 May 1888, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
7 January 1913, Essex, England, UK
28 December 1885, London, England, UK
22 December 1902, Maidstone, England, UK
June 24, 1932 in Willesden, London, England, UK
6 February 1922, Paddington, London, England, UK
7 March 1921, St. Pancras, London, England, UK
13 November 1906, Broseley, Shropshire, England, UK
30 March 1897, London, England, UK
12 November 1935, Hull, England, UK
3 October 1911, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
1 October 1942, London, England, UK
7 February 1922, Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
23 February 1892, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
3 August 1900, London, England, UK
12 January 1885, Dublin, Ireland
26 May 1917, Johannesburg, South Africa
1 August 1918, Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
15 January 1879, Chelsea, London, England, UK
3 August 1926, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
22 December 1881, Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK
6 August 1899, Dublin, Ireland
18 February 1899, Pembroke, Wales, UK
December 06, 2013
This is easily the best screen version of the much loved yuletide tale.December 05, 2012
Lashings of festive cheer and a fair dollop of fine performances will leave you in the mood for mince pies and a renewed sense of seasonal goodwill to all men.December 07, 2011
This film, and Alastair Sim's performance as Scrooge in particular, so perfectly captures Dickens's novella that all other versions feel redundant.December 12, 2015
All depends, therefore, in the making of a film from this story, on the re-creation of this atmosphere in dramatic terms. It cannot be said that Brian Desmond Hurst has been altogether successful in this respect.June 24, 2006
You have what Scrooge himself might call 'Ho-hum-bug.'January 10, 2017
Watching most versions, the viewer is tempted to punch happy Scrooge. Here we yearn to share a sherry with the newly jolly rogue.March 25, 2006
What we have in this rendition of Dickens' sometimes misunderstood Carol is an accurate comprehension of the agony of a shabby soul.December 05, 2008
Though Dickens' frank sentimentality calls for broad treatment, Brian Desmond Hurst's direction is too often heavy as well.December 06, 2013
This faithful adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a rare beast indeed, a genuinely affecting melodrama.November 27, 2008
Other Christmas Carols need not apply.January 01, 2000
At a reasonably short 85 minutes, this is nevertheless a complete experience, and the strength and depth of its drama makes it the most memorable of any adaptation of the tale.December 05, 2012
A sturdy 1951 British mounting of the Dickens tale, with Alastair Sim contributing a definitive Scrooge.