Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Alastair Sim | ... | Ebenezer Scrooge | |
Kathleen Harrison | ... | Mrs. Dilber | |
Mervyn Johns | ... | Bob Cratchit | |
Hermione Baddeley | ... | Mrs. Cratchit | |
Michael Hordern | ... | Jacob Marley | |
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George Cole | ... | Young Ebenezer Scrooge |
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John Charlesworth | ... | Peter Cratchit |
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Francis De Wolff | ... | Spirit of Christmas Present (as Francis de Wolff) |
Rona Anderson | ... | Alice | |
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Carol Marsh | ... | Fan Scrooge |
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Brian Worth | ... | Fred |
Miles Malleson | ... | Old Joe | |
Ernest Thesiger | ... | The Undertaker | |
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Glyn Dearman | ... | Tiny Tim |
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Michael Dolan | ... | Spirit of Christmas Past |
Stubbornly refusing to believe in Christmas, and to be separated from his inexhaustible wealth, the Victorian money lender and parsimonious recluse, Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim), can't be bothered with the poor and destitute at the most festive time of the year. Intent on spending the holy night alone, instead, the sceptical curmudgeon is visited by an unexpected and sympathetic friend, Jacob Marley (Sir Michael Hordern), who will pave the way for the inevitable visitation of the otherworldly spirits of Christmas Past (Michael Dolan), Present (Francis De Wolff), and Yet to Come (Czeslaw Konarski). But, what do the pale ghosts want? Can a wicked old miser admit the error in his ways, and embrace change? In the end, is Scrooge ready to love and be loved? Written by Nick Riganas
I am sure Charles Dickens would be more than pleased with the film adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol'. A truly remarkable film that never fails to delight me. There are so many poignant scenes. When for instance Scrooge asks his nephew's wife for forgiveness for being a 'pig headed old fool' it never fails to have me reaching for the nearest tissues. However, the one scene that sticks in my mind is where Scrooge is settling down to eat his bowl of soup in his dressing gown and slippers in front of the fire. The expression on his face on hearing the voice of Jacob Marley, and subsequently dropping his spoon and its contents into his soup bowl, is for me a cinematic treasure.