Includes the original film with Alastair Sim as Scrooge. Bonus feature include an introduction by Leonard Maltin "DEAD TO BEGIN WITH: The Darker Side of A Classic" - A documentary exploring the film's bleaker themes and how they rivaled London of the 1950's. Featuring British film historian and culturalist Sir Christopher Frayling. "THE HUMAN BLARNEY STONE: Life and Films of Brian Desmond Hurst" A documentary chronicling the awe-inspiring life of Ireland's most prolific filmmaker. Featuring Allan Esler Smith, the great, great nephew and biographer of Hurst. "A SCHOLAR'S VIEW" - Video narrative by Fred Guida, author of "A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations" "SILENT DICKENS" - A collection of early examples of Dickens on film (includes HD: Scrooge -1922, Bleak House) Commentary Tracks by Marcus Hearn and George Cole
Actors:
Alastair Sim,Jack Warner,Kathleen Harrison,Mervyn Johns,Michael Hordern,Patrick Macnee
Description:
Ebenezer Scrooge learns the meaning of Christmas from a trio of spirits. The best film version of the great Dickens novel!