A Christmas Carol

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Alastair Sim (left) and Francis De Wolff in A Christmas Carol (1951).

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A Christmas Carol

film by Hurst [1951]

Also known as: “Scrooge”

Written by Lee Pfeiffer

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A Christmas Carol, British dramatic film, released in 1951, that is widely considered the best adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic tale of the same name. It is a perennial favourite at Christmastime, when it is frequently broadcast on television. Dickens’s timeless tale depicts the life of Ebenezer Scrooge (played by Alastair Sim), a rich, self-obsessed miser. On Christmas Eve he is given one last chance for redemption when the ghost of his equally miserly business partner, Jacob Marley (Michael Hordern), comes back to warn him of the potentially devastating consequences of his cruel behaviour. After receiving visits from the spirits ...(100 of 201 words)

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