Scrooge

"What the Dickens have they done to Scrooge?"

1970 1h 54m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 171

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A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.

“What the Dickens have they done to Scrooge?”

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Cast

Albert Finney
Ebenezer Scrooge
Alec Guinness
Jacob Marley's Ghost
Edith Evans
Ghost of Christmas Past
Kenneth More
Ghost of Christmas Present
Laurence Naismith
Mr. Fezziwig
Michael Medwin
Nephew Fred
David Collings
Bob Cratchit
Anton Rodgers
Tom Jenkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ronald Neame
Writers: Leslie Bricusse
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ronald Neame, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leslie Bricusse. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Weatherley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Albert Finney and Alec Guinness and Edith Evans carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What the Dickens have they done to Scrooge?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ronald Neame directs. Oswald Morris behind the camera. Leslie Bricusse scores. Peter Weatherley cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Ronald Neame, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Leslie Bricusse. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter Weatherley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Albert Finney and Alec Guinness and Edith Evans carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What the Dickens have they done to Scrooge?".
7IMDB entry: tt0066344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "holiday", "musical", "victorian england".

The technical file

Cinematography: Oswald Morris
Original score: Leslie Bricusse
Editing: Peter Weatherley
Production design: Terence Marsh
Makeup / hair: George Frost
Sound: Bob Jones
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $6,000,000
Return: 120% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Scrooge (1970)

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Peter89Spencer2020-12-24
★ 8/10
Very catchy songs. Albert Finney was brilliant as the titular character. One of those Christmas films I'd watch while eating Twiglets (and drink Coca Cola)!
T D Heath2021-12-19
★ 4/10
A Classic adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' staying with and detering from tradition in wonderful balance. Basic cinematography ecourages story but this is clumsily acted, the setting and songs cover for simple dramatic range and awkward dialogue. But this is all forgotten due to the nature of the setting and the cinematic grain of the 1970s film. The film is enjoyable but that is all 'Scrooge' gives, as a charcter he is quite eratic and contradictory going on a distorted arc to how the source material showed his devevolpment. Overall this is a film, entertaining for light viewing but that is as far as it stretches, it isnt loyal enough to Dickens' novella to study for academic purposes but might be of interest for those seeking creative differences in the text and artistical inferences.
CinemaSerf2023-06-03
★ 8/10
I am sorry but this ought to be compulsory viewing for any "bah-humbugs" out there. From the wonderful Ronald Searle caricatures that open this through the superbly enjoyable performances from Albert Finney (who won a Golden Globe), Sir Alec Guinness; Dame Edith Evans, Kenneth More and a whole host of faces from British stage and screen this just screams "Christmas" at me. Leslie Bricusse's score and songs are as close to the intentions of Charles Dickens as, I imagine, Dickens could have written himself. Ronald Neame at his absolute best. It just has to be seen with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie in hand...