A Christmas Carol (1971)

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Cuento de Navidad See more »

Production Co:

Richard Williams Productions See more »

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Runtime:

28 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Trivia

The word "humbug" is misunderstood by many people, which is a pity since the word provides a key insight into Scrooge's hatred of Christmas. The word "humbug" describes deceitful efforts to fool people by pretending to a fake loftiness or false sincerity. So when Scrooge calls Christmas a humbug, he is claiming that people only pretend to charity and kindness in an scoundrel effort to delude him, each other, and themselves. In Scrooge's eyes, he is the one man honest enough to admit that no one really cares about anyone else, so for him, every wish for a Merry Christmas is one more deceitful effort to fool him and take advantage of him. This is a man who has turned to profit because he honestly believes everyone else will someday betray him or abandon him the moment he trusts them. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Marley's Ghost says the third spirit will come "when the last stroke of twelve has ceased to vibrate." However, he actually appears on the FIRST stroke of twelve. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge (2003) See more »