A Christmas Carol (1951) A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol ★★★★ Scrooge 1951 A fine retelling of the classic tale about a penny-pinching holiday hater who learns appreciation of Christmas following a frightful, revealing evening with supernatural visitors. Perhaps the best rendering of the Dickens classic. "And God bless Tiny Tim!" 86m/B VHS, DVD. GB Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Warner, Michael Hordern, Patrick Macnee, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Clifford Mollison, George Cole, Carol Marsh, Miles Malleson, Ernest Thesiger, Hattie Jacques, Peter Bull, Hugh Dempster; Director: Brian Desmond Hurst; Writer: Noel Langley; Writer: C.M. Pennington-Richards; Cameo: Richard Addinsell.

At-a-glance
Year Released 1951
Length (in minutes) 86
Display Black & White
Formats VHS, DVD
Filmed In Great Britain
National Film Registry
Credits
Role Name
Actor George Cole
Actor Peter Bull
Actor Jack Warner
Actor Carol Marsh
Actor Michael Hordern
Actor Hermione Baddeley
Actor Patrick Macnee
Actor Ernest Thesiger
Actor Alastair Sim
Actor Miles Malleson
Actor Mervyn Johns
Actor Hattie Jacques
Actor Kathleen Harrison
Actor Clifford Mollison
Actor Hugh Dempster
Cameo Richard Addinsell
Cinematographer C.M. Pennington-Richards
Director Brian Desmond Hurst
Writer Noel Langley