English arabic finnish danish swedish greek norwegian czech portuguese german polish bulgarian dutch croatian hebrew hungarian icelandic italian serbian slovenian turkish note about dvd nothing has been added nor. It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald neame, and starred albert finney as ebenezer scrooge. In the united states it was released in 1926 as old scrooge. Scrooge 1970 trivia 37 add new although the music was composed by leslie bricusse and nominated for two academy awards, bricusse could not write music. Leslie bricusse scrooge 1970, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Scrooge is a 1970 british musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story. The return to the palladium in the 22nd year of its stage life coincides with the. With albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, kenneth more.
A retelling of a christmas carol by charles dickens. Drama 1970 9 minutes color disgusted with the policies of king charles i, oliver cromwell plans to take his family to the new world. Translate scrooge in english online and download now our free translator to use any time at no charge. Movie details what the dickens have they done to scrooge. Director ronald neame starring albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans genres arts, entertainment, and culture audio languages english. Scrooge is a common english term for a miserly person, by reference to the fictional character ebenezer scrooge, the selfish and miserly protagonist of charles dickens 1843 novel a christmas carol. Unfollow scrooge albert finney to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. However, on christmas eve, he is visited by the doomed ghost of his former partner jacob marley that tells him that three.
Bricusses songs fall so far below the level of good musical comedy that you wish albert finney would stop singing them, until. 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. 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. This engaging musical by leslie bricusse finds scrooge albert finney as the. Staring albert finney, anton rodgers, david collings and suzanne neve. Ebenezer scrooge, 1970, albert finney, alec guinness, abc saturday superstar, hannabarbera. Finney himself was young enough in 1970 to also play the younger scrooge, which makes the scenes where he is. Movie typography from scrooge 1970, directed by ronald neame, starring albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, kenneth more, michael medwin home 19201924. Miserly ebenezer scrooge albert finney is so meanspirited that he resents giving his clerk bob cratchit david collings the day off for christmas. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. In the process of educating scrooge, dickens finds a way to return old marley to his former home a commercial building located in the city of london. Scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans. Cromwell 1970 richard harris, alec guinness feature.
Scrooge is a 1970 film adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol, directed by ronald neame. It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald. This is the eighth film version of charles dickens most widely read story that was first published in 1843. German translation of scrooge collins englishgerman. Scrooge is a 19 british black and white silent film based on the 1843 novel a christmas carol by charles dickens.
Search, discover and share your favorite ebenezer scrooge gifs. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife. The classic charles dickens christmas ghost tale told in musical form. But scrooge works very nicely on its intended level and the kids sitting near me seemed to be having a good time. The name is thought to have been inspired by dickens misreading of a tombstone erected to a man with the surname scroggie. It was directed by leedham bantock the films cast included seymour hicks as scrooge, william lugg, leedham bantock, j.
Scrooge meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. Magoo for that matter, the 1970 version of scrooge is for many the definitive screen adaptation of the vintage tale. With eleven musical arrangements interspersed throughout, the. The films score was composed by leslie bricusse and arranged and conducted by ian fraser. Scrooge is a 1970 british musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story a christmas carol. With drew borland, nicole evans, crystal fleuty, colin graves. There are quite a few other scrooge movies around but this one is marvellous and the best.
German translation of scrooge the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. A musical retelling of charles dickens classic christmas tale with the wonderful albert finney. This is the best scrooge movie of all time, its absolutely wonderful. In 1860, cranky old miser ebenezer scrooge hates christmas. A musical adaptation, with book and songs by leslie bricusse, it stars albert finney as ebenezer scrooge and sir alec guinness as jacob marley. Grim if they gave a prize for bein mean the winner would be him oh, scroogey loves his money cause he thinks it gives him power if he became a flavor you can bet he would be sour there goes mr. Scrooge 1970 deutsch stream german online anschauen scrooge streaming film 720p, 1080p, dvdrip, hight quality schau jetzt. Scrooge 1970 ronald neame, albert finney, alec guinness, edith evans, drama, family, fantasy march 16, 2016 in 1860, cranky old miser ebenezer scrooge hates christmas. Total number of members who have this title in their. The films musical score was composed by leslie bricusse, and arranged and conducted by ian fraser. Last november, a new version of the scrooge 1970 soundtrack came out, starring the voice of robert picardo as ebenezer, but what i found myself wondering is why just doesnt the original soundtrack of the movie come out on cd, the one that did have a vinyl release. Scrooge is a 1970 technicolor musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story, a christmas carol.
With cicely tyson, katherine helmond, michael beach, john bourgeois. On christmas eve, an old miser named ebenezer scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, jacob marley. Screenwriter and songwriter leslie bricusses 1970 movie scrooge, a musical adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol, was not particularly well received at the time of its release, but, like many holiday entertainments, managed to maintain perennial interest. The acting is great, especially albert finneys portrayal of scrooge and the transformation of character that he goes through whoever did his makeup deserved to win an award. Scrooge on dvd 097363806349 from paramount pictures. Bricusse did so on many other movies to much acclaim. A musical adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol powered by the melodies of leslie bricusse, the film is an enchanting retelling of the holiday classic that looks and sounds sumptuous. Translation for scrooge in the free englishgerman dictionary and many other german translations. It was filmed in london between january and may 1970 and directed by ronald neame, and starred albert finney in the title role.
This engaging musical by leslie bricusse finds scrooge albert finney as the parsimonious miser with a heart of stone who hates the revelry. Ebenezer scrooge 1970 albert finney, alec guinness. A musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about an old bitter. Rent scrooge 1970 starring albert finney and alec guinness on dvd and bluray. Scrooge 1970 g 1h 53min drama, family, musical 19 december 1970 japan a musical retelling of charles dickens classic novel about. David collings as bob cratchit, michael medwin as scrooges nephew and alec guinness as marley are also wonderful. Albert finney edith evans kenneth more laurence naismith michael medwin aka. Scrooge 1970 ronald neame, albert finney, alec guinness. Now a ghost, marley pays a visit to the dwellings current resident his old partner, ebenezer. See more ideas about christmas carol, dickens christmas carol and christmas carol charles dickens.
But on the eve of their departure, cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the english civil war. While there are those who may prefer the versions of the story which star alister sim or george c. Is the one that we call scrooge yeah unkind as any and the wrath of many this is that ebenezer scrooge oh, there goes mr. More than two decades later, bricusse further adapted it to the stage, writing an additional handful of songs in the process.