A Christmas Carol (1951)

1951

86 mins

Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
86%
89%
Drama
Fantasy

Based on Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol is a 1951 Christmas fantasy-drama film starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge,... More

Based on Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol is a 1951 Christmas fantasy-drama film starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old miser who, on Christmas Eve, is visited by three ghosts determined to show him the error of his ways in time for Christmas.

Crotchety Victorian businessman Ebenezer Scrooge has no use for festivity, even at Christmas. After resentfully allowing timid clerk Bob Cratchit (Mervyn Johns) to have the holiday to spend with his loving wife (Hermione Baddeley) and family, Scrooge is swept into a nightmare. The ghost of his late partner, Jacob Marley (Michael Hordern), appears, warning that Scrooge will be visited by three more spirits who will show the cold-hearted man the error of his parsimonious behavior.

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A Christmas Carol (1951) | Ratings & Reviews

86_%35 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
89_%53,609 reviews
Audience score rating

"This faithful adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a rare beast indeed, a genuinely affecting melodrama."

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Total Film

"You have what Scrooge himself might call 'Ho-hum-bug.'"

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Time Out

"What we have in this rendition of Dickens' sometimes misunderstood Carol is an accurate comprehension of the agony of a shabby soul."

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The New York Times

"Other Christmas Carols need not apply."

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Entertainment Weekly

"Lashings of festive cheer and a fair dollop of fine performances will leave you in the mood for mince pies and a renewed sense of seasonal goodwill to all men."

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