The bluray release does present a mostly gorgeous picture and glorious lossless sound, and while the lack of real bonus material is regrettable, most fans will be thrilled to be able to add this to their collections. Scrooge on dvd 097363806349 from paramount pictures. Scrooge is a 1970 technicolor musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story, a christmas carol. Scrooges irritability is sometimes quite comical, particularly the sullen scowl with which he meets his jolly nephew. The film s score was composed by leslie bricusse and arranged and conducted by ian fraser.
A musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of selfredemption, courtesy of several mysterious christmas apparitions. If you like musical scores, then you will love this film. Scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans feature drama, family, musical film gorillas. Albert finney sang and danced his way through the title role of 1970s scrooge. Scrooge is mean old miser who wants nothing to do with christmas, bitterly rejecting the company and well wishes of his fellow man. Finney quickly became a fan favorite in the film industry, reaching commercial success by the year 1960 with the film the entertainer. Scrooge is a 1970 film adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol, directed by ronald neame. Video quality is pretty good for a 90yearold antique film. This is the eighth film version of charles dickens most widely read story that was first published in 1843. While there are those who may prefer the versions of the story which star alister sim or george c. The version shown on network television deletes all of the scarier scenes in the film, including the ghosts scrooge and marley are passing. Jul 27, 20 the scope of the film isnt as grandiose as its spiritual cousin oliver. Shot in london, every bit of this stellar christmas film feels dickensian, from the wonderful and curmudgeony performance of the late albert finney, to the terrific visual coldness of the period.
Scrooge 1970 bluray directed by ronald neame studio. But scrooge works very nicely on its intended level and the kids sitting near me seemed to be having a good time. Scott humbugged to memorable effect in a madefortv adaptation. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The special effects, which must have been pretty dazzling in 1970, are pretty primitive by todays. The musical is a 1992 stage musical with book, music and lyrics by leslie bricusse. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. He is rich, but completely stingy with his money, and he exploits the good nature of his employee bob cratchit david. The umpteenth musical version of dickens 1843 novelette a christmas carol, scrooge is blessed with several sprightly leslie bricusse. A musical retelling of charles dickens classic christmas tale with the wonderful albert finney. A musical adaptation, with book and songs by leslie bricusse, it stars albert finney as ebenezer scrooge and sir alec guinness as jacob marley. Scrooge est le plus efficace film excrete par cinema center films, waterbury films, possedant description du film est.
It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald neame, and starred albert finney in the title role. Ebook the lives and times of ebenezer scrooge full online. Scrooge was designed as a followup to 1968s oliver, the oscarwinning musicalization of charles dickens oliver twist. Scrooge 1970 the best movies youve probably never heard of.
The first rendition of father christmas mocks scrooges complete lack of christmas spirit, and has funny, ironic lyrics. It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald neame, and starred albert finney as ebenezer scrooge. At the height of his fame in the 1950s he was britains most popular film star and had appeared in a string of box office hits including genevieve 1953, doctor in the house 1954, reach for the sky 1956 and a night to remember 1958. Albert finney in scrooge 1970 albert finney and clive moss in scrooge 1970. The scene where scrooge descends into hell is one of the best part of the film. Cast and crew credits for scrooge, 1970, directed by ronald neame, with albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, at turner classic movies. Ghosts of past, present and future appear taking scrooge on a journey into the spirit of christmas. It stars alastair sim as ebenezer scrooge, and was produced and directed by brian desmond hurst, with a screenplay by noel langley. I dont think the film was a huge boxoffice success nor has a huge cult following that would label. This classic film is the original and considered the best adaptation of a christmas carol ever made. Scrooge this 1951 release, starring alastair sim as scrooge, along with mervyn johns and hermione baddeley. Watch scrooge full movie in hd visit the classic charles dickens christmas ghost tale told in musical form. Affable, bright and breezy kenneth more epitomised the traditional english virtues of fortitude and fun. Staring albert finney, anton rodgers, david collings and suzanne neve.
A few years after ending his run as jeanluc picard, stewart played the scrooge role in this cable tv film, which took on the grim tone of alastair sims 1951 film version. This engaging musical by leslie bricusse finds scrooge albert finney as the. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The version shown here was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and.
I was so amazed that albert finney was scrooge, and he was only 34 years old at the time. This engaging musical by leslie bricusse finds scrooge albert finney as the parsimonious miser. Albert finney erhielt jedoch im besagten filmjahr fur seine darstellung des. I saw the movie when i was 7 years old, when it was released in 1970. Bricusses songs fall so far below the level of good musical comedy that you wish albert finney would stop singing them, until. Harrison was also having an affair with harris thenwife, whom he would later marry. Feb 26, 2017 scrooge is a 1970 british musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story a christmas carol.
Scrooge original cast recording various artists songs. Scrooge dvd 1970 charles dickens christmas carol movie. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Susan neve makes her film debut as isabel, the fiance scrooge jilted to. Sir seymour hicks gives a riveting performance as ebenezer scrooge in charles dickenss timeless classic, scrooge. The 1970 scrooge was not the first film to take the name of the storys protagonist but it was the first musical version on the big screen following a couple of original tv musical versions and the first in color. It is also a thoroughly british picture, from cast to crew to production.
He attended the royal academy of dramatic art and pursued shakespearean theatre before switching to film. With susie blake, emma forbes, gordon the gopher, sarah greene. The films magic, colour and exuberance provides the perfect visual metaphor for dickens glittering prose and all here serves the one purpose art direction, individual. Unfollow scrooge dvd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Thirtyfour year old albert finney may be the youngest actor. Scrooge 1970 albert finney golden globe award for best.
Scrooge 1970 ebenezer scrooge albert finney is the definition of a miser. Dec 21, 2015 the first known film version was produced all the way back in 1901. Albert finney sang and danced his way through the title role of 1970 s scrooge. Scrooge is a 1970 british musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story a christmas carol.
Albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, kenneth. Magoo for that matter, the 1970 version of scrooge is for many the definitive screen adaptation of the vintage tale. Considered by many to be the best version of a christmas carol on film. Scrooge 1970 from the earliest days of the silent era up to the present, charles dickenss timeless story a christmas carol has been adapted to film, television, and stage many dozens of times. The film left an indelible impression with me for the past 38 years.
The storyline is the familiar one of ebenezer scrooge proclaiming, bah, humbug. A musical adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol powered by the melodies of leslie bricusse, the film is an enchanting retelling of the holiday classic that looks and sounds sumptuous. All of this should have boded well, and it can be said that the original birmingham cast album of scrooge is an improvement over the 1970 movie soundtrack album. The umpteenth musical version of dickens 1843 novelette a christmas carol, scrooge is blessed with several sprightly leslie bricusse songs, including the bonafide hit thank you very much. Le film a t produit avec une excellente qualit graphique, meilleur qualite du son et le meilleur meilleurs acteurs. Henry vernon esmond portrays scrooge, and the lively film efficiently hits all of the storys high points. Scrooge john houseman himself brian doylemurray earl cross mary lou retton herself regina king lanell cooley pat mccormick ghost of christmas past tv jean speegle howard mrs. The scope of the film isnt as grandiose as its spiritual cousin oliver.
In 1970, turning the dickens classic into a musical would not have been an obvious move without the monstrous success of another dickens musical adaptation, oliver. Scrooge 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The miserly ebenezer scrooge, who learns to change his ways and value the true meaning of christmas through a series of ghostly visitations, has been played by a number of actors throughout the world. A christmas carol, the popular 1843 novella by charles dickens 18121870, is one of the british authors bestknown works. At the center of this musical adaptation of charles dickenss a christmas carol is albert finney, singing, dancing, and bah, humbuging his way through the familiar title role. Many people site the 1951 film version with alistair sim as scrooge to be the definitive film version. Scrooged cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. My next favorite film version of a christmas carol, right after the alastair sim movie, is this one from 1970. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Richard harris had to bow out of the role of scrooge, after he was forced to take over the direction of the hero 1970 in israel.
Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as frank cross, a cynical and selfish television executive, who is visited by a succession of ghosts on christmas eve intent on helping him regain. The notion of albert finney playing ebenezer scrooge is admittedly mindboggling, and so is the idea of a christmas carol being turned into a musical. Scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans. Since then there have been more adaptations for film and television then anyone could possibly count. It is the story of ebenezer scrooge, a greedy miser who hates christmas, but is transformed into a caring, kindly person through the visitations of four ghosts. Scrooge 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Leslie bricusse scrooge 1970, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Scrooge released as a christmas carol in the united states is a 1951 british christmas fantasy drama film and an adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol 1843. Ive seen the complete version a couple of times recently on turner classic movies and am surprised to see there are no credits. Actor albert finney on set of the moviescrooge in 1970.
Scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by richard donner and written by mitch glazer and michael odonoghue. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the scrooge 1970 film article. Its score and book are closely adapted from the music and screenplay of the 1970 musical film scrooge starring albert finney and charles dickens 1843 novella a christmas carol. Claus june chandler june cleaver mary ellen trainor ted bruce jarchow wayne sanford jensen executive jeffrey joseph executive dick blasucci executive peter bromilow. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The first known film version was produced all the way back in 1901. Magoo, the muppets, blackadder, and mickey mouse have taken their shots with varying degrees of success.
Albert finneys performance in scrooge, the 1970 film musical version of the story, is one of the most critically acclaimed, but despite a number of nominations for the film and a golden globe award for finney as best actor, this is less well known than other versions of the dickens classic. Marleys ghost is both comical and sombre in his performance. Finney received the 1970 golden globe award for best actor in musical or comedy. With albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, kenneth more. Combining evocative production design, an excellent cast, and wonderful songs, scrooge strikes a chord that is charming, heartfelt, amusing, and. Rex harrison agreed to play the part, but had to back out due to a commitment to a difficult play. Scrooge 1970 le film complet en streaming film streaming.
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