Scrooge is a 1970 british musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story a christmas carol. He attended the royal academy of dramatic art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with the. There was at least one earlier version made in many more recent. Released 1970, scrooge stars albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, kenneth more the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. The film received limited praise, but albert finney won the golden globe award for best actor in a musicalcomedy in 1971.
A musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about an old bitter. He was 33 when he played old scrooge but he is able to invest the character with a believability and pathos that belies his relative youth. Albert finney does a wonderful job being scrooge and watching this film in glorious 1080p just brings it to life the sound quality is a lot more clearer than the film was on video even though this film was made in 1979, the acting is spot on all the way through the film. A christmas carol 1951, hd alastair sim as scrooge. Watch scrooge 1970 movie online free streaming in 1080p. Scrooge 1951 a christmas carol colorized alastair sim hosted by patrick macnee. Bricusses songs fall so far below the level of good musical comedy that you wish albert finney would stop singing them, until. Christmas spot memory lane mickeys christmas carol scrooge mcduck as ebenezer scrooge. Albert finney does a masterful pprtrayal of scrooge. From charles dickens to michael caine, here are the five. But scrooge works very nicely on its intended level and the kids sitting near me seemed to be having a good time. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book.
With albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, kenneth more. That is a terrible night sky where are fulled of various of ghost. Feelgood musical schmaltz courtesy of the orphaned redhead quinn who sings her way into the heart of hardnosed businessman daddy warbucks finney. The film left an indelible impression with me for the past 38 years. Albert finney who rocketed to fame in the film tom jones is playing the part of 70 year old scrooge at shepperton studios, a 2 million epic.
I saw the movie when i was 7 years old, when it was released in 1970. Search, discover and share your favorite scrooge gifs. Burnett was born to play evil orphanage boss miss hannigan and curry exudes just the right amount of slime as her moneygrabbing brother. See more ideas about ebenezer scrooge, christmas carol and albert finney scrooge. The movie talks about the story of a scrooge albert finney. Albert finneys performance rates right up there with george c. A christmas carol, which celebrated its 175th birthday in 2018, is the. Albert finney was excellent in so many films tom jones, the dresser, under the volcano, a man of no importance, shoot the moon, big fish, erin brockovich, etc. Miserly ebenezer scrooge albert finney is so meanspirited that he resents giving his clerk bob cratchit david collings the day off for christmas. Read the lives and times of ebenezer scrooge ebook free. If you like musical scores, then you will love this film. Scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans feature drama, family, musical film gorillas.
At the nigh of christmas, the main character albert finney meet a strange thing. Movie typography from scrooge 1970, directed by ronald neame, starring albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, kenneth more, michael medwin home 19201924. This musical, made in 1970, offers a truly enjoyable view of the dickens classic. It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald. The dandy book gallery 1500 free paper dolls christmas gifts at arielle. It has great picture and sound quality, even on my old tv, which is rare on youtube so im just over the moon to have found it. If you do not receive your download within 1 hour of checkout, check your spam folder.
Perhaps the best known silent version of a christmas carol is this 19 release, which was also known as old scrooge in the u. The music, considered cheesy by todays standards still shines with cleverly combined choreography and bits of whimsy. From charles dickens to michael caine, here are the five best. Buried under mounds of latex, albert finney is ebenezer scrooge. Scrooge a christmas carol starring alastair sim this is the very best adaptation, in my opinion. Scrooge by ronald neame albert finney, alec guinness, edith. One of my allout favourite albert finney performances was in the underrated the browning version which i believe came out the same year as his excellent performance as an irish. A 34 year old albert finney, takes on the role of scrooge. The notion of albert finney playing ebenezer scrooge is admittedly mindboggling, and so is the idea of a christmas carol being turned into a musical. A musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of selfredemption, courtesy of several mysterious christmas apparitions. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.
It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald neame, and starred albert finney as ebenezer scrooge. With eleven musical arrangements interspersed throughout, the. With seymour hicks, william lugg, leedham bantock, j. Albert finney 9 may 1936 7 february 2019 was an english actor who worked in film, television and theatre. A musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about an old. Watch scrooge albert finney 1970 a christmas carol by en by en and watch movie online free in good quality. At the center of this musical adaptation of charles dickenss a christmas carol is albert finney, singing, dancing, and bah, humbuging his way through the familiar title role. Albert finney, aileen quinn, carol burnett, tim curry. Its scrooge 1970 hd posted by green meanie 2 years ago if anyone wants to watch it. Albert finney long before expensive cgi deaging visual effects techniques became the norm in hollywood, albert finney, at 34, was brilliant as both the young and old. Rent scrooge 1970 starring albert finney and alec guinness on dvd and bluray.
Miserly ebenezer scrooge is visited on christmas eve by the ghost of his former business partner jacob marley, who tries to help him change his selfish ways and redeem his soul by showing him how much his greed has cost him and will continue to cost him if he doesnt atone. At night, scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late partner jacob marley alec guinness, who warns him that three. A musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of. Finney received the 1970 golden globe award for best actor in musical or comedy. He meet a ghost who take him fly up to the night sky. Scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans. Albert finney, at 34, was brilliant as both the young and old version of. Unfollow scrooge albert finney to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hes bitter and twisted, but also is shown having some enjoyment. English actor albert finney as dickensian antihero scrooge in the musical film. The films score was composed by leslie bricusse and arranged and conducted by ian fraser. Scrooge is a 1970 technicolor musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story, a christmas carol. Scrooge is played by seymour hicks as a wideeyed and angry old. Marleys ghost is both comical and sombre in his performance.
A musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about an old bitter miser taken. The scene where scrooge descends into hell is one of the best part of the film. My next favorite film version of a christmas carol, right after the alastair sim movie, is this one from 1970. Intelligently cast because he could play both the young and the old ebenezer at various points in the story, finney is a marvel, enhancing his performance by giving a very believable enactment of physical old age with scrooges crooked posture and sometimes stiff fingers and showing off a melodious singing voice even though he sings very much. Bricusse, leslie scrooge music conducted by ian fraser albert finney as scrooge default manufacturer mp3 download 320kbps click to view song listing and other details.
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