Scrooge (1970) 7.2
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale. Director:Ronald Neame |
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Scrooge (1970) 7.2
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale. Director:Ronald Neame |
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| Albert Finney | ... | ||
| Edith Evans | ... | ||
| Kenneth More | ... | ||
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Laurence Naismith | ... | |
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Michael Medwin | ... | |
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David Collings | ... | |
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Anton Rodgers | ... |
Tom Jenkins
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Suzanne Neve | ... | |
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Frances Cuka | ... |
Ethel Cratchit
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Derek Francis | ... | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... |
Tom - Friend of Harry's
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| Roy Kinnear | ... | ||
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Mary Peach | ... | |
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Paddy Stone | ... | |
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Kay Walsh | ... | |
In 1860, the stingy and cranky Ebenezer Scrooge that hates Christmas; loathes people and defends the decrease of the surplus of poor population runs his bank exploiting his employee Bob Cratchit and clients, giving a bitter treatment to his own nephew and acquaintances. However, in the Christmas Eve, he is visited by the doomed ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley that tells him that three spirits would visit him that night. The first one, the spirit of past Christmas, recalls his miserable youth when he lost his only love due to his greed; the spirit of the present Christmas shows him the poor situation of Bob's family and how joyful life may be; and the spirit of future Christmas shows his fate. Scrooge finds that life is good and time is too short and suddenly you are not there anymore, changing his behavior toward Christmas, Bob, his nephew and people in general. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scrooge is one of those films where you can sit down and let it wash all over you. Finney is the perfect Scrooge: despicable, mean, sarcastic and a lot better than others who have portrayed the miserly character. Scrooge's love and loss of Isabelle is touching as is Tiny Tim's song about his dream of Christmas. The depth of feeling, character and love combines into this absolutely wonderful musical which, while showing the horrific differences between the two classes of society, shows how they can be combined with a little Christmas cheer. By the end of the film, you might just find that there is a little more to Christmas than you thought. I dare you to watch it and sing along to all those catchy numbers!