jaycad

does anyone have a copy of 'a christmas carol' (the 1977 bbc version starring michael hordern)? the only place i've seen it is in the bbc dickens boxset,but already having most of the other titles i didn't think it worth paying £60 for!! haven't seen it on any torrent sites either!

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Windthrop

It isnt that good despite an interesting cast as from what I remember live actors are 'blue screened' onto illustrations - as this was the '70s there is a thick fuzzy blue line around all the actors. Worth getting on thecheap but not, in my opinion, worth paying for. The more interesting '70s version was the animated version which Alastair Sim did the voice for.

christoph404

I really like the 90's version with Patrick Stewart, possibly my favourite version.

Paul Gardner

I've got a copy if you're interested. Just send me a PM with your swaps list. Bests, Paul

NappieB

In my humble opinion, nothing can ever come close to "Scrooge" the 1970 musical starring Albert Finney.

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Aaryk Noctivagus

My favourite versions in order of preference...

1) 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' with Michael Caine as Scrooge (sorry purists, I'm as surprised as you are).
2) 'Scrooge' (1951) with Alistair Sim born to play Scrooge.
3) 'The Christmas Carol' (1984) with George C. Scott as Scrooge.

I do not think I've ever seen the 1977 BBC production.

jaycad

i too like the alistair sim version which is the first one i ever saw as a kid,i thought the patrick stewart one wasn't bad either,i think i would appreciate any adaptation of this story.................oh,i just remembered 'scrooged' with bill murray AGGGHHHHH!!!!!

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Aaryk Noctivagus

AGGGHHHHH indeed (I was trying my best to forget that awful rubbish)

smudge

Excellent choice Aaryk -

Could I also put to the house, as number 4, the wonderful Hollywood version with Reginald Owen (English IIRC). This is another one of our Xmas faves, but the pecking order is as you've described.

Sad to say that last time we pilgrimaged to Shrewsbury, the churchyard where they left Scrooge's tomb, from the George C. Scott filming, was closed due to recent incidents of vandalism.

Smudge

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penfold

Not just to be awkward, the Henry Edwards-directed 1935 version starring Seymour Hicks and Donald Calthrop works beautifully for a film of such limited budget, as it concentrates on performances rather than effects........Hicks played the role for 40 years on stage, including before Queen Victoria, and it is possible but unconfirmed that it's Hicks playing Scrooge in the 1901 version ....and as such it's an important document in the history of acting, as well as being an intensely moving little film.

Bit of a Bay Window, what??