Product Details

• Actors: Alister Sim, Jack Warner, Patrick Macnee, Mervy Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Michael Hordern, George Cole, Rona Anderson Kathleen Harrison
• Directors: Brian Desomond Hurst
• Producers: George Minter
• Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: VCI Home Video
• Run Time: 86.0 minutes
• ASIN: B000CKJ162
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #347,097 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film's version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits' visitations. Director Brian Desmond Hurst keeps the focus on Scrooge's life story, beautifully simplifying and underscoring the theme of lost women with a haunting musical refrain from the folk song "Barbara Allen." Sim's commitment to the role is at times astonishing; his Scrooge's Christmas-morning ecstasy is a marvel of giddy technique. Watch for Patrick Macnee (Steed in The Avengers) as the young Jacob Marley--the actor made his screen debut in this 1951 production.