Ohjaus:
Clive DonnerKäsikirjoitus:
Roger O. HirsonKuvaus:
Tony ImiSävellys:
Nick BicâtNäyttelijät:
George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Edward Woodward, David Warner, Susannah York, Roger Rees, Caroline Langrishe, Lucy Gutteridge, Nigel Davenport (lisää)Juonikuvaukset(1)
Christmas elicits nothing more than "Bah, humbug!" from Ebenezer Scrooge (Scott), a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man. But a Christmas Eve visit from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future ultimately teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas and to the joys of friends and family. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)
(lisää)Arvostelut (1)
From the long series of Christmas films in recent years, A Christmas Carol stands out like the Eiffel Tower. While Charles Dickens as the author of the literary original deserves credit for the final impression, it is a fact that Clive Donner skillfully and without hesitation transformed his story into a film. It is pleasantly emotional and reasonably moralistic. Even I felt the urge to improve, but unfortunately, that feeling passed after about an hour. Still, it was the most promising attempt in the last five years. The film does not feature top stars, but this only contributes to its authenticity; otherwise, the performances are convincing, as is the atmosphere of London in the first half of the 19th century. Overall impression: 85%. I have not yet seen the new version with Jim Carrey, but I strongly doubt it could offer more, except for visual effects. As for the story, Donner extracted the maximum from Dickens.
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