Scrooge

– The classic Charles Dickens' Christmas ghost tale told in musical form...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
Scrooge (1970)

The classic Charles Dickens' Christmas ghost tale told in musical form.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
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Scrooge (1970) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Dec 1970

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Ronald Neame

Writer:

Charles Dickens (based on "A Christmas Carol" by), Leslie Bricusse (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith

Plot:

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 that 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 Future 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.

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.

Production:

National General Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
Metacritic:
58%