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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1951 DVD Release: 10/28/1998 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 26 mins Studio: Vci Video Members Wishing: 13 Genres: Fantasy, Period Film, Fantasy Adventure, Holiday Film See Also: A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Carol [Collector's Edition], A Christmas Carol [Blu-ray/DVD]

Widely considered to be the definitive of the many film versions of Charles Dickens' classic novel is this 1951 British adaptation, starring Alastair Sim (entitled "Scrooge" in its U.K. release). Sim plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a London miser who, despite his wealth, refuses to make charitable contributions and treats his sole employee, Bob Cratchit, as an indentured servant. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late business partner, Jacob Marley, who was as selfish as Scrooge in life and has been condemned to an eternity of wandering the Earth in shackles. Marley informs Scrooge that he's to receive a trio of spirits that night who will take him on a journey through Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. As Scrooge encounters each apparition, he is taken on a tour of his life and realizes what a wretch he is, transformed by greed from an idealistic youth into an embittered ogre. Infused with a new, cheery outlook, Scrooge sets about earning his redemption. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Alastair Sim - Ebenezer Scrooge
Kathleen Harrison - Mrs. Dilber
Mervyn Johns - Bob Cratchit
Michael Hordern - Jacob Marley
Hermione Baddeley - Mrs. Cratchit