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Alistair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge stands beside Francis de Wolff as the Spirit of Christmas Present, dressed in a fur-trimmed robe, in the 1951 film A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol Alastair Sim (left) and Francis De Wolff in A Christmas Carol (1951).

A Christmas Carol

film by Hurst [1951]
Also known as: ā€œScroogeā€
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Lee Pfeiffer
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A Christmas Carol, British dramatic film, released in 1951, that is widely considered the best adaptation of Charles Dickensā€™s classic tale of the same name. It is a perennial favourite at Christmastime, when it is frequently broadcast on television. Dickensā€™s timeless tale depicts the life of Ebenezer Scrooge (played by Alastair Sim), a rich, self-obsessed miser. On Christmas Eve he is given one last chance for redemption when the ghost of his equally miserly business...

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