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A Christmas carol
Uniform Title
Charles Dickens' A Christmas carol (Motion picture : 1951)
Title
A Christmas carol [videorecording] / Renown Film Productions ; produced & directed by Brian Desmond Hurst ; screenplay by Noel Langley.
ISBN
1557399115
9781557399113
Edition
Ultimate collector's edition.
Published
[Tulsa, Okla.] : Distributed by VCI Entertainment, [2007]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (86 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from container.
From the story by Charles Dickens.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
Special features: Audio commentary by Marcus Hearn & George Cole; "Spirit of Christmas Past": George Cole remembers Alastair Sim; Richard Gordon remembers George Minter & Renown Pictures; "Charles Dickens: his life and times"; bonus: colorized version; before & after restoration comparison; photo & press book gallery; cast bios; original American & British theatrical trailers; "Scrooge" (1935, Seymour Hicks version).
Music composer, Richard Addinsell ; musical director, Muir Mathieson.
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; optional narrative for the blind.
Summary
Classic Dickens story about a bitter old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who's given a chance for redemption when three ghosts come to visit him on Christmas Eve.
Variant and related titles
Also known as: Scrooge.
Scrooge (Motion picture : 1935)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 09, 2011
Credits
Music composer, Richard Addinsell ; musical director, Muir Mathieson.
Cast
Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Glyn Dearman, Clifford Mollison, Michael Hordern, George Cole, Patrick MacNee.
System details note
DVD, all regions, full screen (1.37:1) presentation, optional 16:9 enhanced presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, NTSC.
Audience
Not rated.
Contents
[Disc 1]: Restored 4x3 version ; Restored 16x9 version
[Disc 2]: Colorized version ; Original 1935 version.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Christmas films.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films for people with visual disabilities.
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