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- This isn't the first film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Actually, it's not even close. That honor goes to the silent film, Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, released in 1901. In the 30-plus years between that film's release and this one, there were a handful of other versions, some short, some full-length.
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A Christmas Carol (2012), a musical adaptation with book and lyrics by Ben Horslen and John Risebero and music by Christopher Peake and Nick Barstow, first performed by Antic Disposition in Middle Temple Hall, London, in December 2012 and revived in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019.
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A Christmas Carol: The Musical is a 2004 American musical television film based on the 1994 stage musical by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens inspired by the 1843 novella of the same name by Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol. 1908 15m. 5.6 (102) Rate. Short. The miser Scrooge passes down a London street the morning before Christmas, on his way to his counting house. So much is he detested that no one speaks to him until a beggar approaches, asks for alms, and is angrily stricken to the ground.
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- A Christmas Carol (1951) Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Here it is! The granddaddy of them all! The best adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol of all time, IMHO.
- A Christmas Carol (1938) Directed by Edwin L. Marin. Appearing just a few short years after Edwards' version, Edwin L. Marin's 1938 take featured Reginald Owen in the role of Scrooge, along with Hollywood darlings Gene and Kathleen Lockhart (and their daughter June Lockhart) as the Cratchits.
- Scrooge (1935) Directed by Henry Edwards. Now we're solidly into the classics. Again, your mileage may vary here, but for my money and time, these three are the best traditional adaptations of A Christmas Carol that currently exist.
- A Christmas Carol (1971) Directed by Richard Williams. Our last animated version of A Christmas Carol came as a surprise to me. It's one of the few versions I hadn't seen before and is now one of my favorites.
A Christmas Carol is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens. The musical is based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name. The show was presented annually at New York City's Theater at Madison Square Garden from December 1, 1994, to December 27, 2003.
Dec 21, 2013 · The film’s title was Scrooge, or, Marley’s Ghost. Until the 2011 discovery (or rather rediscovery) of a short film from 1900/1 called The Death of Poor Joe (based on the death of the crossing sweeper in Bleak House ), this was the oldest known film adaptation of Dickens’s work.
