But a christmas eve visit from the ghosts of christmas past, present and future ultimately teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of christmas and to the joys of friends and family. Scott as scrooge in his 1984 telling of a christmas carol, but even scott couldnt contend with the scenestealing marley as portrayed by frank finlay. Scott meets the ghosts of christmases past, present and yet to come. The film is directed by clive donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film scrooge, and stars george c. Scott and to my knowledge is the best of the 8 renditions of a christmas carol. A christmas carol by clive donner clive donner, george c. A christmas carol 1984 cast and crew dickens london miser ebenezer scrooge george c. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. Scott in this production of a christmas carol that comes to dvd with a standard fullframe transfer.
This adaptation originally premiered as a tv movie in 1984. Christmas carol, a 1984 an old man who hates christmas is taught the true meaning and spirit of christmas by ghosts who show him his own past and present. Quotes contained on this page have been double checked for their citations, their accuracy and the impact it will have on our readers. I look forward to this movie every single christmas. As explained in this post, im devoting the first 25 days of december to celebrating great christmas movies, tv shows, specials, songs, and albums, with a. Scott absolutely owns the role, disappearing into the character of ebenezer scrooge. David warner, who spent most of his career playing villains and. This 1984 version of scrooge staring george c scott of charles dickens a christmas carol was a 1984 television movie adaptation of the. The best christmas carol ever forget patrick stewart, alastair sim and please. Considered by many the best version of charles dickens cautionary christmas tale, this madefortv version was filmed in shrewsbury, england, and earned george c. Scott actor, david warner actor, clive donner director 4.
An old bitter miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on christmas eve. He was a powerful screen and stage presence whose enormous range was illustrated by his two famous military roles. Rent a christmas carol 1984 on dvd and bluray netflix. Ebenezer scrooge scott is a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man. Scotts portrayal of scrooge is brilliant, as he was a very fine actor and fans of his work will enjoy him in this role. Kelly peacock is an accomplished poet and social media expert based in brooklyn. Edward woodward, left, as the ghost of christmas present and. He is the exaggerated or pure businessman, seeing everything in terms of money and the market, nothing in human terms. Charles dickens weihnachtsgeschichte alternativtitel. We all know the story of this stingy businessman who is haunted by the ghost of his dead partner, then. A christmas carol 1984 christmas movies on tv schedule.
The differences between the book a christmas carol by. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by george c. It was released in theaters in england, where it was also filmed. The closedcaptioned english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital surround. Scott are amazing actors, they will never be the real ebenezer scrooge that alistair sim was. Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries for 12 angry men. An old bitter miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature. Countdown to christmas year round with your favorite holiday movies. Scott won an academy award as best actor for patton, but refused it, saying the oscars were a meat marketbarbaric and innately corrupt. Scott frankly played the meanest, best scrooge ever.
In the 80s, scott played fagin in oliver twist 1982, scrooge in a christmas carol 1984, and dupin in the murders in the rue morgue 1987. Parents need to know that in a christmas carol, the granddaddy of morality tales, dickens timeless material looks unglamorously at 19th century english life and shows us how wrong turns, if not righted, can lead good people astray. Dec 25, 2009 the best christmas carol ever forget patrick stewart, alastair sim and please. In this adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol, miserly ebeneezer scrooge is confronted by a group of ghosts who aim to change his bad attitude toward christmas and humanity in general. Christmas carol, a 1984 hallmark movies and mysteries. New castle after dark presents a christmas carol 1984 hd. The music dramatically complements a finely adapted script.
A christmas carol is a 1984 madefortv film adaptation of the novel of the same name, directed by clive donner. Watch a christmas carol online stream full movie directv. A christmas carol adaptations ranked from worst to best. Patton in the film patton 1970, and ebenezer scrooge in. Scott was an immensely talented actor, a star of screen, stage and television.
This masterpiece is brilliantly portrayed by geoge c. Arguably the darkest of the christmas carol adaptations for film, and one of my personal favorites, i watched this pretty much every year around the holidays as an adolescent, sometimes in the middle of the year as my mother is one of those people who watches christmas movies yearround. Considered by many the best version of charles dickens cautionary christmas tale, this madefortv version was filmed in shrewsbury, england, and. Scott, frank finlay, angela pleasence, edward woodward. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayals of the prosecutor claude dancer in anatomy of a murder 1959, general buck turgidson in stanley kubricks dr. Scott s portrayal of scrooge is brilliant, as he was a very fine actor and fans of his work will enjoy him in this role. It was filmed in the historic medieval county town of shrewsbury in shropshire. Get the latest on upcoming christmas movies, tv schedule updates, and new releases on dvd. It tells the story, and scott performs scrooge with class. I loved this made for television film adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol. Scott angela pleasence edward woodward 1984 dickens london miser ebenezer scrooge george c. This version from 1984 was originally supposed to be a television movie, but was released in.
Each page is manually curated, researched, collected, and issued by our staff writers. He was born on october 18, 1927 in wise, virginia, to helena agnes slemp and george dewey scott. A christmas carol alastair sim bill murray charles dickens george c. Scott as scrooge in his 1984 telling of a christmas carol, but even scott couldnt contend with the scenestealing marley as. A christmas must have and a classic by charles dickens. A viewers guide to various versions of a christmas carol. The differences between the book a christmas carol by charles dickens and the movie george c. At the age of eight, his mother died, and his father, an executive at buick, raised him. Jane eyre, the hospital, a christmas carol, titanic tv movie 1996, movie movie, the formula, patton, and in dr. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this 20th century fox release should satisfy fans of the film as well as those looking for a family. Scott version of a christmas carol is another version that is widely regarded as both realistic and faithful to the dickens story. All movie names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Scott as ebenezer scrooge, the man who thinks christmas is humbug until hes visited by three ghosts with an agenda.
Charles dickens a christmas carol is one of the most filmed stories in the history of cinema, so saying that clive donners 1984 version is one of the best out there is no small bit of praise. Whether it be a charles dickens book read by the christmas tree, or a staged reading, or a broadway production, or one of the many movie adaptations, everybody has their favorite production of this perennial classic. Scott plays scrooge and he keeps it reasonably restrained astonishingly restrained for george c. A christmas carol is a 1984 britishamerican madefortelevision film adaptation of charles dickens famous 1843 novella of the same name. Donners interpretation has a masterpiece theater quality that permeates all aspects of the production, with george c. In 1945, he joined the united states marines and spent four years with. A christmas carol considered by many the best version of charles dickens cautionary christmas tale, this madefortv version was filmed in shrewsbury, england, and earned george c. The muchloved 1984 christmas movie starring george c. A christmas carol movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. If the item details above arent accurate or complete, we want to know about it. It planted the kernel of my now deep affection for george c.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Scott began his career in 1958 in the movie the hanging tree, and since then he has appeared in over 100 movie and more than 50 stage works, in movies he had appeared in. A christmas carol the most frightening and memorable. What are scenes that happened differently in the book then in the movie could you name at least seven events that occurred differently in. Scotts portrayal of scrooge is brilliant, as he was a very. What really, really lifts this adaptation of a christmas carol to the highest of heights is the performance of george c. Emmy primetime, outstanding lead actor in a limited series or special for a christmas carol 1979 golden globe, best performance by an actor in a motion picture musical or comedy for movie movie 1973. This original cbs production, which found new life in syndication, has topnotch production values it was filmed on location in england. Scott stars as ebenezer scrooge and, not surprisingly, the rather forbidding character of the miser dominates the production. The film is directed by clive donner who had been an editor of the 1951 film scrooge and stars george c.
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