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Overview
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Release Date:
5 November 1970 (USA)
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Tagline:
A NEW MUSICAL more
Plot:
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
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(From Rope Of Silicon. 26 October 2009, 1:22 PM, PDT)
Disney's A Christmas Carol Trailer Finally Appears Online
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Unbeatable!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Albert Finney | ... | Ebenezer Scrooge |
 | Edith Evans | ... | Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Kenneth More | ... | Ghost of Christmas Present |
| Laurence Naismith | ... | Mr. Fezziwig |
| Michael Medwin | ... | Nephew Harry |
| David Collings | ... | Bob Cratchit |
| Anton Rodgers | ... | Tom Jenkins |
| Suzanne Neve | ... | Isabel Fezziwig |
| Frances Cuka | ... | Mrs. Cratchit |
| Derek Francis | ... | 1st Gentleman of Charity |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Tom - Friend of Harry's |
| Roy Kinnear | ... | 2nd Gentleman of Charity |
| Mary Peach | ... | Fred's Wife |
| Paddy Stone | ... | Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come |
| Kay Walsh | ... | Mrs. Fezziwig |
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Runtime:
113 min | UK:120 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:G (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Finland:K-8 |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
USA:G |
Singapore:PG
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Richard Harris rejected the role of Scrooge. Rex Harrison agreed to play the part, but had to back out due to a commitment to a difficult play. (Harrison was also having an affair with Harris' then-wife, who he would later marry.) Albert Finney, who had been offered the role before Harrison but had initially rejected it, reconsidered once he read the script and asked for the role. (He was a business associate of Michael Medwin, the co-writer who played his nephew in the film.)
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Anachronisms: When young Ebenezer and Isabelle are on the horse-drawn carriage in the countryside (shortly after the Fezziwig ball), there is a white car crawling its way along a country lane in the far background, midway between the centre and right-hand side of the screen.
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Quotes:
1st Portly Gentleman:
Mr. Scrooge, sir, we find it more than usually desirable that we make some slight provision for the poor and destitute.
Ebenezer Scrooge: Excellent! Than I suggest you do so!
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Ebenezer Scrooge: Excellent! Than I suggest you do so!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in A Hollywood Christmas (1996) (V)
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Soundtrack:
A Christmas Carol
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FAQ
How does this version of "A Christmas Carol" differ from the original novel?more
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| Missing Scene? | ghostwolf-2 |
| Editing of the hell scene | sillymilly |
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I have just read a negative comment about this movie. I believe it's the first I've ever encountered. Yes, I was a bit scared when I was young, but I had reassuring parents and saw that in the end, it was upbeat and fun.
One favorite part is while Bob Crachit and his kids are getting last minute things for Christmas Eve (During Christmas Children), there is such an obvious display of the differences between the rich and the poorer classes. The rich pick up their things and he, a poorer man, picks up what he can with his 15 schillings - yet stays upbeat, thankful and loving. It's really a beautiful scene.
I love to watch this movie at any time of the year. Albert Finney really nails this character. It's hard to believe that he was only 34 when he made this film. My kids (4 and 7) could not believe that was really him in the Christmas Past scenes.
The rest of the cast indeed are incredible. Bob Crachit was outstanding and so tender and the ghost of Christmas Present was so fun.
I attempted to watch the latest musical version with Kelsey Grammar, I really tried. It was a painful 15 minutes. You just can't create another musical version of this story that tops this one!