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Scrooge was designed as a follow-up to 1968's Oliver!, the Oscar-winning musicalization of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. The umpteenth musical version of Dickens' 1843 novelette A Christmas Carol, Scrooge features several sprightly Leslie Bricusse songs, including the bona fide hit "Thank You Very Much." Buried under mounds of latex, Albert Finney is Ebenezer Scrooge. The Three Ghosts who turn the miserly Scrooge's life around on Christmas Eve are portrayed by Edith Evans (Past), Kenneth More
G, 1 hr. 26 min.
Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Nov 5, 1970 Wide
Sep 23, 2003
All Critics (18) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (5) | DVD (4)
Even Scrooge's fingernails are dirty, and while I don't think that Dickens intended to equate greed with unwashed hands, he probably would not have objected.
Scrooge works very nicely on its intended level and the kids sitting near me seemed to be having a good time.
Unlike the great musicals, where you might find yourself humming a tune a few days later, with Scrooge, you'll be lucky if you remember the name of one of the songs a few hours later.
This musical Scrooge is great for kids.
[Finney is] the only element of this production that is really up to much good... the film lacks energy or dramatic thrust.
Director Ronald Neame's well-paced film captures the period beautifully, and the acting is superb, with Finney and Alec Guinness, as Marley's ghost, real standouts.
A misbegotten musical adaptation of Dickens' much too perennial tale.
Thank you very much - for this perennial holiday delight.
Lovely. Even better than the Henry Winkler version.
Although rather hammy at times, Finney holds the screen throughout.
One of the more delightful versions
A roduction that suffers from its theatrical roots and its need to not only make its antihero see the error of his ways but go way overboard in making up for his past.
A wonderfully different version of A Christmas Carol. A 34 year old Albert Finney, takes on the role of Scrooge. For the most part he hits every single note. He's bitter and twisted, but also is shown having some enjoyment. As the film progresses, it's easy to see the fairly natural change. The songs aren't great nor
December 24, 2010Super Reviewer
My favourite of the Christmas Carol's. Not that I like Christmas. Humbug!
September 29, 2009Super Reviewer
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