Scrooge

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Scrooge

G

1970

1h 54m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Musical

Drama

Fantasy

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Ebenezer Scrooge (Albert Finney) is the definition of a miser. He is rich, but completely stingy with his money, and he exploits the good nature of his employee Bob Cratchit (David Collings). On Christmas Eve, however, Scrooge is in store for a rude awakening when he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley (Alec Guinness), who informs him that he is going to be visited by three ghosts, including the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Edith Evans) and Present (Kenneth More).

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Variety Staff

Variety

10/18/2008

Finney's performance as cold-hearted Scrooge is a professional high-water mark.

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Tom Milne

Time Out

06/24/2006

A misbegotten musical adaptation of Dickens' much too perennial tale.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

05/09/2005

3/5

Even Scrooge's fingernails are dirty, and while I don't think that Dickens intended to equate greed with unwashed hands, he probably would not have objected.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

03/14/2021

3/5

...(the) ability to see beyond what's good for ones-self is what makes Scrooge a classic Christmas movie...

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Richard R. Harmetz

Los Angeles Free Press

01/13/2020

If Charles Dickens were alive today, he would wish he had written Scrooge instead of A Christmas Carol.

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Tony Sloman

Radio Times

11/19/2019

2/5

An overly made-up Albert Finney stars in this adaptation of the Dickens tale and gives the impression he'd be happier somewhere other than on the palpably phoney Shepperton sets.

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Will J

Dec 2

The greatest adaptation of A Christmas Carol of all time! The greatest Christmas movie of all time! The greatest musical of all time!

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Owen G

Dec 2

I originally watched this movie on the big screen and fell in love. While never a big fan of musicals, the songs in this film drew me in and took me along on an emotional rollercoaster ride until the end where my heart lept for joy along with the conversion of ol Scrooge himself. To this day, as the year drags me down, I'll watch this movie in October or November and be left with the holiday spirit.

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Rosemary F

Dec 31

This is the best movie version of a Christmas Carol there is! A masterpiece and a must see!

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Doug D

@dougduse Dec 29

My favorite version of the Christmas classic! Albert Finney does a masterful job portraying Scrooge and Kenneth More is wonderful as the ghost of Christmas present. If you haven’t seen this version, do yourself a favor and see it!

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John H

Dec 25

Truly captures the spirit Dicken’s classic tale. Guinness is magnificent as Scrooge with wonderful cast young and old. An annual must for putting the entire family in the proper mood for Christmas and the spirit it brings home to all of us.

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Brent M

Dec 24

Absolutely my favourite Christmas movie of all time. I have watched this movie every year since the mid-70s. The songs are fantastic and the production is amazing from set design, costumes and performances. 5 stars!

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Synopsis

Ebenezer Scrooge (Albert Finney) is the definition of a miser. He is rich, but completely stingy with his money, and he exploits the good nature of his employee Bob Cratchit (David Collings). On Christmas Eve, however, Scrooge is in store for a rude awakening when he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley (Alec Guinness), who informs him that he is going to be visited by three ghosts, including the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Edith Evans) and Present (Kenneth More).

Director: Ronald Neame
Screenwriter: Leslie Bricusse
Production Co: Cinema Center Films
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Musical, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 1970, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2018
Runtime: 1h 54m

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