Once more buried under mounds of latex, albert finney is perfection itself as ebeneezer scrooge, proving as effective as a young unmade up man as the old skinflint weve grown to love. Albert finney set the bar for his magnificent portrayal of scrooge. Albert finney, oscarnominated star of tom jones and. Scrooge with albert finney classic christmas movie. Rent scrooge 1970 starring albert finney and alec guinness on dvd and bluray. Scrooge 1970 christmas movies on tv schedule christmas. All movie names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Miserly old scrooge albert finney, who loves nothing so much as his money and hates the good cheer of christmas time, goes home one christmas eve to be visited by four ghosts. November 19, 2019 an overly madeup albert finney stars in this adaptation of the dickens. Musical adaptation of charles dickens classic a christmas carol, starring albert finney, alec guinness, kenneth more, edith evans and paddy stone. The musical is a 1992 stage musical with book, music and lyrics by leslie bricusse. Albert finney sang and danced his way through the title role of 1970s scrooge. Scrooge is a 1970 british musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story a christmas carol.
In 1956, he won a scholarship to rada where his fellow alumni included peter otoole and alan bates. A member of the royal shakespeare company, finney understudied. I grew up with it and saw the thaterical run in hollywood when the film was first released. 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. Dec 25, 2019 20 essential movie and tv scrooges through the years, from alastair sim to bill murray photos. Feb 08, 2019 julia roberts and costar albert finney in a scene from the movie erin brockovich for which she won a best actress oscar in march 2001. Julia roberts and costar albert finney in a scene from the movie erin brockovich for which she won a best actress oscar in march 2001. In this fairly tedious movie about the writing of a christmas carol.
I personally never liked the alistir sims portrayal. Reginald owen, a christmas carol 1938 owen was best known for comedy, so theres a sprightliness to his take on the role, even though his ebenezer is certainly a. Spellbounding entertainment for people of all ages. Countdown to christmas year round with your favorite holiday movies. My favorite version of this story and a mustsee every christmas. Dec 20, 2019 when scrooge was released in 1970, it garnered a raft of bafta and golden globe nominations and a win for albert finney in the lead role, but americas most influential movie critics stood resolutely against it, which has helped to sharply divide opinions on this adaptation for decades. Albert finney is great as scrooge and the music is second to none if you havent seen it your in for a treat, its brilliant this is about the bluray version, picture and sound is perfect. A christmas carol 1951 fantasy drama movie alastair sim, jack warner duration. This is arguably the movie version of a christmas carol to which all others are compared. A wonderfully different version of a christmas carol. Its score and book are closely adapted from the music and screenplay of the 1970 musical film scrooge starring albert finney and charles dickens 1843 novella a christmas carol. Albert finney was great, and the effects were pretty awesome by 1970 standards. He is rich, but completely stingy with his money, and he exploits the good nature of his employee bob cratchit david collings.
Albert finney is great as scrooge and the music is second to none if you havent seen it your in for a treat, its brilliant this is about the bluray version, picture and sound is. Feb 08, 2019 albert finney, one of the leading actors of the postwar period, died thursday in london from a chest infection. Get the latest on upcoming christmas movies, tv schedule updates, and new releases on dvd. If charles dickens were alive today, he would wish he had written scrooge instead of a christmas carol. Albert finney is an incredible actor and he brings the character of scrooge to life more than any other actor has.
Scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans feature drama, family, musical. 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 entertainer 1960, directed by tony richardson, who had previously directed him in the theatre. Throughout his acting career, albert finney has impressed critics with his protean ability to step into a role and wear a characters persona no matter the age, nationality, or metier. The film received limited praise, but albert finney won the golden globe.
Like some of the other comments, my family has a yearly tradition of saving this christmas movie for the last one of the season to really get us in the christmas spirit. On christmas eve, in 19thcentury london, ebenezer scrooge, a surly. Rent scrooge 1970 on dvd and bluray rent movies and. The second is a little more problematic, because there have been many worthy takes on charles dickens a christmas carol. Scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans. I tried ranking a christmas carol adaptations and it turned me into a scrooge. Scrooge albert finney christmas carol charles dickens. Finney received the 1970 golden globe award for best actor in musical or comedy. Meanspirited and stingy, ebenezer scrooge albert finney has a sour face and humbug for anyone who crosses his path. 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. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Guiding him on his journey to moral reawakening are edith evans as the ghost of christmas past, kenneth more as the ghost of christmas present. Nov 20, 2016 better quality then the ones that are already uploaded.
The fivetime oscar nominee had been suffering from a short. But scrooge works very nicely on its intended level and the kids sitting near me seemed to be having a good time. It is a shame that this soundtrack has never been available on cd. Finney had initially refused, reconsidered once he read the script and asked for the role. The phrase merry christmas appears at the end of the movie. Albert finney is masterfully convincing of a real eboneezor scrooge. The three ghosts who turn the miserly scrooges life around on christmas eve are portrayed by edith evans past. Publication date 20161207 usage public domain mark 1. Heres your guide to every christmas movie airing on tv this. The spirit of christmas becomes a musical celebration of life in this rousing adaptation of charles dickens beloved family classic, a christmas carol. Scott humbugged to memorable effect in a madefortv adaptation. In fact, i first remember seeing this on tv somewhere between 810 yrs. Scrooge is a 1970 technicolor musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story, a christmas carol.
Kenneth more was fantastic as the ghost of christmas present, and so was his outfit. Scrooge scrooge albert finney richard harris and rex harrison were both seriously considered for the role of scrooge. This is the best scrooge movie of all time, its absolutely wonderful. I tried ranking a christmas carol adaptations and it.
Alastair sim is absolutely superb as scrooge, constantly disgruntled with the world. The first, that of his dead partner, jacob marley alec guinness warns him of the penalty for meanspiritedness. There is of course a re release with different actors performing the songs meh. Feb 12, 2019 in 1960, a promising young english stage actor named albert finney appeared on movie screens as mick rice, a british soldier sent to fight abroad in the entertainer. Since glenda jackson was born in cheshire, the reference to her and albert finney. He joined the birmingham repertory where he excelled in plays by william shakespeare. Albert finney ebenezer scrooge alec guinness jacob marleys ghost edith evans ghost of christmas past kenneth more ghost of christmas present laurence naismith mr. A 34 year old albert finney, takes on the role of scrooge. This is one of the funniest musical versions of a christmas carol that ive ever seen.
Scrooge with albert finney in the title role is a british musical film adaptation of charles dickens 1843 story a christmas carol. Dec 07, 2014 a musical retelling of charles dickens classic christmas tale. I first saw this movie on a class trip to the theater in the early 80s when i was in middle schoolthere is just something about this movie that is amazingits not a perfect christmas for me unless i see this movie albert finney is amazing in this movie one of my absolute favorites. Bob cratchit david collings meets his kids tiny tim richard beaumont and kathy karen scargill and lights into leslie bricusses tune christmas children in scrooge, 1970. 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. The late sir alec guinness played jacob marley to perfection. The film is a musical based on the charles dickens book. There are quite a few other scrooge movies around but this one is marvellous and the best. In stage, film, and television productions over more than 40. Scrooge the musical leslie bricusse a christmas carol sing a song of gladness and cheer for the time of christmas is here look around about you and see what a world of wonder this world can be sing a christmas carol sing a christmas carol sing a christmas carol like the children do and the joy and beauty oh, the joy and beauty that a merry christmas can bring to you. The classic film a christmas carol starring albert finney. Albert finney 9 may 1936 7 february 2019 was an english actor who worked in film, television and theatre. Ebenezer scrooge albert finney is the definition of a miser.
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