A Christmas Carol (1951) 1951 Watch Free in HD

Ebenezer Scrooge is known as the meanest people in London, a businessman who never gives any half a penny to anyone, even his relatives. On Christmas Eve, however, three ghosts appear before Scrooge and give him the last chance to change and save himself from the grim destiny.

Genre:

Drama, Fantasy

Actors:

Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Michael Hordern, George Cole, John Charlesworth, Francis De Wolff, Rona Anderson, Carol Marsh, Brian Worth, ...»

Director:

Brian Desmond Hurst

Country:

United Kingdom

Release:

1951

IMDb:

8.1

Quality:

Duration:

86 min

Entertainment Weekly

Other Christmas Carols need not apply.

November 27, 2008

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Empire Magazine

Lashings of festive cheer and a fair dollop of fine performances will leave you in the mood for mince pies and a renewed sense of seasonal goodwill to all men.

December 05, 2012

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Irish Times

Watching most versions, the viewer is tempted to punch happy Scrooge. Here we yearn to share a sherry with the newly jolly rogue.

January 10, 2017

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TIME Magazine

Though Dickens' frank sentimentality calls for broad treatment, Brian Desmond Hurst's direction is too often heavy as well.

December 05, 2008

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Radio Times

This is easily the best screen version of the much loved yuletide tale.

December 06, 2013

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ReelViews

At a reasonably short 85 minutes, this is nevertheless a complete experience, and the strength and depth of its drama makes it the most memorable of any adaptation of the tale.

January 01, 2000

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Total Film

This faithful adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a rare beast indeed, a genuinely affecting melodrama.

December 06, 2013

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Time Out

You have what Scrooge himself might call 'Ho-hum-bug.'

June 24, 2006

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New York Times

What we have in this rendition of Dickens' sometimes misunderstood Carol is an accurate comprehension of the agony of a shabby soul.

March 25, 2006

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Three Movie Buffs

This film, and Alastair Sim's performance as Scrooge in particular, so perfectly captures Dickens's novella that all other versions feel redundant.

December 07, 2011

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Monthly Film Bulletin

All depends, therefore, in the making of a film from this story, on the re-creation of this atmosphere in dramatic terms. It cannot be said that Brian Desmond Hurst has been altogether successful in this respect.

December 12, 2015

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Chicago Reader

A sturdy 1951 British mounting of the Dickens tale, with Alastair Sim contributing a definitive Scrooge.

December 05, 2012

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