A Christmas Carol (Blu-ray + DVD)

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Format:  Blu-ray  (2 Discs)
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Blu-ray Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 26 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: October 16, 2012
  • Originally Released: 1951
  • Label: VCI Video

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You have what Scrooge himself might call 'Ho-hum-bug.' Full Review
Time Out
Jun 24, 2006
Rating: 4/5 -- This faithful adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a rare beast indeed, a genuinely affecting melodrama. Full Review
Total Film
Dec 6, 2013
Though Dickens' frank sentimentality calls for broad treatment, Brian Desmond Hurst's direction is too often heavy as well. Full Review
TIME Magazine
Dec 5, 2008
[T]his is the definitive choice among all the feature versions....Alastair Sim, gimlet-eyed and gleefully acidulous, is Scrooge...
Wall Street Journal
Nov 6, 2009
What we have in this rendition of Dickens' sometimes misunderstood Carol is an accurate comprehension of the agony of a shabby soul. Full Review
New York Times
Mar 25, 2006
A sturdy 1951 British mounting of the Dickens tale, with Alastair Sim contributing a definitive Scrooge. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Dec 5, 2012
Other Christmas Carols need not apply. Full Review
Entertainment Weekly
Nov 27, 2008

Product Description:

Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) contentedly meanders through his life as a cruel miser until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghosts. The spirits show him how his behavior has degenerated over the years as his heart has become colder. Using events from Scrooge's idealistic past, dreary present, and dismal future, the apparitions try their best to melt his steely soul. Will Scrooge see the error of his ways and learn the true meaning of Christmas' Check out this hailed classic and find out! Many critics widely consider this the definitive film version of Charles Dickens' cherished novel.

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  • UPC: 089859905124
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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