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A Christmas carol [videorecording] / Renown Film Productions ; produced & directed by Brian Desmond Hurst ; screenplay by Noel Langley.

Other Titles: Christmas carol (Motion picture : 1951).
Christmas carol.

Edition: Ultimate collector's ed.

Publisher: [Tulsa, Okla.] : Distributed by VCI Entertainment, [2007]

Description: 2 videodiscs (86 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Film and video adaptations.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Adaptations Drama.
Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character) Drama.
Christmas England London Drama.
Misers England London Drama.
Ghosts England London Drama.
Poor families England London Drama.
Sick children England London Drama.
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Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character) Drama.
Christmas England London Drama.
Misers England London Drama.
Ghosts England London Drama.
Poor England London Drama.
Sick children England London Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films Great Britain.
Christmas films.
Fantasy films.
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Credits: Music composer, Richard Addinsell ; musical director, Muir Mathieson.

Performers: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Glyn Dearman, Clifford Mollison, Michael Hordern, George Cole, Patrick MacNee.

Target Audience: Not rated.

Notes: English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; optional narrative for the blind.
Title from container.
From the story by Charles Dickens.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
Special features: Audio commentary by Marcus Hearn & George Cole; "Spirit of Christmas Past": George Cole remembers Alastair Sim; Richard Gordon remembers George Minter & Renown Pictures; "Charles Dickens: his life and times"; bonus: colorized version; before & after restoration comparison; photo & press book gallery; cast bios; original American & British theatrical trailers; "Scrooge" (1935, Seymour Hicks version).

Contents: [Disc 1]: Restored 4x3 version ; Restored 16x9 version -- [Disc 2]: Colorized version ; Original 1935 version.

Summary: Classic Dickens story about a bitter old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who's given a chance for redemption when three ghosts come to visit him on Christmas Eve.

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