Scrooge (1970)

Movie
Original title	Scrooge
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1970
length	113 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Ronald Neame
script	Charles Dickens (novel), Leslie Bricusse
production	Leslie Bricusse , David W. Orton , Robert H. Solo
music	Leslie Bricusse
camera	Oswald Morris
cut	Peter Weatherley
occupation
Albert Finney : Ebenezer Scrooge David Collings : Bob Cratchit Frances Cuka : Ethel Cratchit Karen Scargill : Kathy Cratchit Richard Beaumont : little Tim Cratchit Michael Medwin : Harry, Scrooge's nephew Derek Francis : first fundraiser Roy Kinnear : second fundraiser Alec Guinness : Jacob Marley appearing as a ghost Edith Evans : Spirit of Christmas Past Kenneth More : Spirit of the Present Christmas Paddy Stone : Spirit of Christmas to Come Laurence Naismith : Mr. Fezziwig Kay Walsh : Mrs. Fezziwig Suzanne Neve : Isabel Fezziwig other actors: Anton Rodgers , Gordon Jackson , Mary Peach, Geoffrey Bayldon , Reg Lever, Keith Marsh, Marianne Stone , Molly Weir, Philip DaCosta, Raymond Hoskins, Gaynor Hodgson, Nicholas Locise, Peter Lock, Joy Leigh, Sara Gibson, Clive Moss , John O'Brien, David Peacock, Michael Reardon, Terry Winter, Stephen Garlick, Graham Armitage, James Cossins , John Owens, Guy Standeven, Fred Wood

Scrooge is a musical film adaptation from 1970, based on the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens .

action

Ebenezer Scrooge is a rich, stingy entrepreneur who doesn't care about the wellbeing of his fellow men. At Christmas, different ghosts gradually appear to him, which show him the consequences of his actions. Scrooge begins to regret how he has lived so far. On Christmas morning he changes his life and is now generous towards his fellow human beings.

background

The movie was nominated in 1971 for several film awards, including four Oscars , namely for the Best Costume Design , the Best Production Design , the Best Original Score as well as Best Song . At the 1971 Academy Awards , however, the film ultimately failed to win any of the Oscars. However, Albert Finney received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in the same film year for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge . The film was also nominated for Best Production Design at the British Academy Film Awards in 1971 . A German DVD with the film was released in 2011.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DVD: Great Movies (Classic Edition) by Scrooge , accessed on January 5, 2020.

Web links

• Scrooge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Scrooge in the online film database