A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
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- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.
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| Albert Finney | ... |
Ebenezer Scrooge
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| Edith Evans | ... |
Ghost of Christmas Past
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| Kenneth More | ... |
Ghost of Christmas Present
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| Laurence Naismith | ... |
Mr. Fezziwig
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| Michael Medwin | ... |
Harry, Scrooge's Nephew
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| David Collings | ... |
Bob Cratchit
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| Anton Rodgers | ... |
Tom Jenkins
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| Suzanne Neve | ... |
Isabel Fezziwig
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| Frances Cuka | ... |
Ethel Cratchit
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Derek Francis | ... |
1st Gentleman of Charity
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| Gordon Jackson | ... |
Tom - Friend of Harry's
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| Roy Kinnear | ... |
2nd Gentleman of Charity
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| Mary Peach | ... |
Fred's Wife
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| Paddy Stone | ... |
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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| Kay Walsh | ... |
Mrs. Fezziwig
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| Geoffrey Bayldon | ... |
Pringle - Toyshop Owner
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Helena Gloag | ... |
2nd Woman Debtor
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| Reg Lever | ... |
Punch and Judy Man
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Keith Marsh | ... |
Well Wisher
(as Keith March)
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| Marianne Stone | ... |
Party Guest
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Molly Weir | ... |
1st Woman Debtor
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| Richard Beaumont | ... |
Tiny Tim
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Philip DaCosta | ... |
Child
(as Philip da Costa)
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Raymond Hoskins | ... |
Child
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Gaynor Hodgson | ... |
Child
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Nicholas Locise | ... |
Goose Boy
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Stuart Lock | ... |
Urchin
(as Peter Lock)
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Joy Leigh | ... |
Child
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Sara Gibson | ... |
Child
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| Clive Moss | ... |
Urchin
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John O'Brien | ... |
Child
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David Peacock | ... |
Child
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Michael Paul Reardon | ... |
Child
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| Karen Scargill | ... |
Kathy Cratchit
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Terry Winter | ... |
Child
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| Stephen Garlick | ... |
Child
(as Steven Garlick)
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| Alec Guinness | ... |
Jacob Marley's Ghost
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Robert Arditti | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Graham Armitage | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ann Barrass | ... |
Dancing Woman in Street ('Thank You Very Much' reprise) (uncredited)
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Hyma Beckley | ... |
Fezziwig Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Jimmy Berriman | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Hilda Braid | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Mary Burleigh | ... |
(unknown) (uncredited)
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Robin Burns | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Vic Chapman | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Jimmy Charters | ... |
Drinking Man (uncredited)
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Ina Clare | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| James Cossins | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Harold Coyne | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Roy Evans | ... |
Ghostly Coachman (uncredited)
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Noel Flanagan | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Aldwyn Francis | ... |
Fezziwig Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Alan Harris | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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| Dorian Healy | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| George Hilsdon | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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George Holdcroft | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Lew Hooper | ... |
Choir Master (uncredited)
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Angela Kay | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Chris Kelly | ... |
Urchin (uncredited)
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Eric Kent | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Roy Lansford | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Alf Mangan | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Mary Maxfield | ... |
Fezziwig Party Guest (uncredited)
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Alan Meacham | ... |
Fezziwig Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lola Morice | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Louise Nolan | ... |
Guest at Fezziwigs Party (uncredited)
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George Oliver | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| John Owens | ... |
(uncredited)
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Fred Peck | ... |
Fezziwig Party Guest (uncredited)
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Bob Ramsey | ... |
Street Vendor (uncredited)
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Ernie Rice | ... |
Street Vendor (uncredited)
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Jack Ross | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Peter Roy | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Pat Ryan | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Sharp | ... |
Fezziwig Party Guest (uncredited)
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Esme Smythe | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Guy Standeven | ... |
Party Guest Playing Ministers Cat (uncredited)
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Philip Stewart | ... |
Gentleman in Market (uncredited)
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| Kenneth Waller | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Fred Wood | ... |
Human Billboard (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ronald Neame | ||
Written by
| Charles Dickens | ... | (based on "A Christmas Carol" by) |
| Leslie Bricusse | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Leslie Bricusse | ... | executive producer |
| David W. Orton | ... | associate producer |
| Robert H. Solo | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leslie Bricusse | ||
Cinematography by
| Oswald Morris | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Peter Weatherley | ||
Production Design by
| Terence Marsh | ... | (as Terry Marsh) |
Art Direction by
| Robert Cartwright | ... | (as Bob Cartwright) |
Costume Design by
| Margaret Furse | ||
Makeup Department
| George Frost | ... | chief makeup artist |
| Bobbie Smith | ... | chief hair stylist |
| Hugh Richards | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Ed Harper | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Roger Simons | ... | second assistant director |
| Ted Sturgis | ... | assistant director |
| Gary White | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Pamela Cornell | ... | set dresser |
| Stuart Craig | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Michael Guyett | ... | trainee scenic painter (uncredited) |
| Tom Jung | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Robinson | ... | chief draughtsman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Wicks | ... | standby props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Cox | ... | sound supervisor |
| Bob Jones | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Jock May | ... | sound mixer |
| Jim Shields | ... | dubbing editor (as James Shields) |
Special Effects by
| Jack Mills | ... | special effects cameraman |
| Wally Veevers | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Doug Ferris | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
| Gerald Larn | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Martin Grace | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jimmy Turrell | ... | camera operator (as Jim Turrell) |
| Maurice Gillett | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ivy Baker | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
| Leslie Bricusse | ... | lyricist |
| Ian Fraser | ... | conductor / music supervisor |
| Robert Hathaway | ... | associate music editor (as Bob Hathaway) |
| Ken Runyon | ... | music editor |
| Herbert W. Spencer | ... | original score / original song |
| Paddy Stone | ... | stager: musical sequences |
| Ray Holder | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
| Gordon Langford | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| David Lindup | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Elaine Schreyeck | ... | continuity / script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Ronald Searle | ... | titles designed by |
| Michael Culling | ... | animal supplier: horses (uncredited) |
| Jed Edge | ... | animal supplier: horses (uncredited) |
| Geoff Freeman | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| Norma Garment | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Cinema Center Films (presents)
- Waterbury Films
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films Australia (1970) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1970) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- National General Pictures (1970) (United States) (theatrical) (as A National General Release)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1971) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Stockholm Film (1971) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1971) (Norway) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1974) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan version)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- CBS / Fox Video (1989) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (pan/scan version)
- CBS Video (1991) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan version)
- Fox Video (1994) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan version)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- CBS DVD (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- DTP Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Belga Films (1972) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1973) (Poland) (theatrical)
- ITC Film Distributors (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox (Argentina) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Crest Movies (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- NHK Sôgô (1984) (Japan) (tv) (subtitles)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
- Viacom (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Trickfilm Studios (titles executed by)
- C.T.S. Studios (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1860, cranky old miser Ebenezer Scrooge 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, on Christmas Eve, he is visited by the doomed ghost of his former partner, Jacob Marley, who tells him that three spirits would visit him that night. The first one, the spirit of Christmas Past, recalls his miserable youth when he lost his only love due to his greed, the spirit of Christmas Present shows him the poor situation of Bob's family, and how joyful life may be and the spirit of Christmas Yet To Come 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 |
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| Taglines | What the DICKENS have they done to Scrooge? See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Produced at Shepperton Studios, where another musical adaption of a Charles Dickens novel, Oliver! (1968), had been made two years before . It reused many of the sets from "Oliver!" that were still being held in storage. Both films were photographed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Oswald Morris B.S.C. (Morris won his Academy award for yet another film musical, Fiddler on the Roof, the following year. See more » |
| Goofs | During the reprise of "Thank You very Much" at the end of the movie, the crowd sings and dances their way past the booth of the Punch and Judy man, and the camera stops to focus on him. Just to the left of his booth, the actors can be seen stopping and turning back as they are now "off-camera". The next shot after the Punch and Judy man, however, shows them continuing down the street. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A Hollywood Christmas (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Overture See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The phrase "Merry Christmas" appears at the end of the movie. See more » |
| Quotes |
Ghost of Christmas Present:
Here, Scrooge. I have brought you home. Ebenezer Scrooge: You're not going. Ghost of Christmas Present: My time upon this little planet is very brief. I must leave you now. Ebenezer Scrooge: But we still have so much to talk about, haven't we? Ghost of Christmas Present: There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Ebenezer Scrooge: Yes, but... Ghost of Christmas Present: Remember, Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there anymore. See more » |