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A Christmas Carol 1984 123movies

A Christmas Carol 1984 123movies

A new powerful presentation of the most loved ghost story of all time!Oct. 09, 1984101 Min.
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Watch: A Christmas Carol 1984 123movies, Full Movie Online – Made for television version of the Charles Dickens classic of the same name. Ebenezer Scrooge is a hard-nosed, single-minded businessman in Victorian London. He has disowned his only living relative – his nephew Fred – and generally treats everyone he meets with extreme contempt. He hates Christmas, only cares about making money and only gives his clerk, Bob Cratchit, the day off. However, he is taught the true meaning and spirit of Christmas by three ghosts who show him his own past and present. He is also shown what the future holds for him if he doesn’t change his behavior..
Plot: A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
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A Christmas Carol (1984)

Wonderful Adaptation.

The 1984 TV version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a joyous thing. Fronted by George C. Scott as the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge, Clive Donner’s movie pays great respects to the source material and garners a multi stranded piece of brilliance out of Scott. The characters of course remain the same, but headed by Scrooge having a complex and painful background and a persona of confused emotions, there’s meaty substance holding the movie up high. Donner and writer Roger Hirson retain the black heart of the source story, with the horror elements suitably effective to bother the children, while the Victorian atmosphere always feels – crucially – authentic.

If you haven’t seen this version of the often filmed tale, put it on your list for next yuletide. 9/10

Review By: John Chard

_**The classic tale in glorious color with George C. Scott**_

In early 1840’s London, a wealthy miser who hates Christmas (George C. Scott) gains insights on the past, present and future. Will he write these experiences off as dreams or will he make some much needed changes?

Despite being a TV production, this 1984 rendition of “A Christmas Carol” is one of the better versions of the oft-filmed tale by Charles Dickens (originally published in 1843). Scott makes for a fitting Ebenezer Scrooge and everything is in glorious color with haunting cinematography. Anyone who knows the tale knows there are heartwarming aspects, but also very spooky bits, like Jacob Marley’s ghost and the dark specter Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come.

While I prefer winsome Ann Rutherford as the Spirit of Christmas Past in the 1931 version, Angela Pleasence is fine in the role (she’s Donald’s daughter and looks it). Also notable on the female front is Susannah York as Mrs. Cratchit, who still looks great at 44 during shooting, as well as the lovely Caroline Langrishe in the role of Janet, the wife of Scrooge’s nephew.

The movie runs 1 hour, 40 minutes, and was shot in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

GRADE: B

Review By: Wuchak
My favourite version of a classic tale
I know many people have a special fondness for the Alistair Sim version of Dickens’ story, but for me, this 1984 version is the one to beat. My wife and I own a copy of this film on VHS, and we watch it together every Christmas Eve. I often remark that we could watch it on Halloween too, because it’s a very creepy ghost story.

Scott–typecast as Scrooge–is shudderingly mean and nasty, making his transformation all the more miraculous and moving. I think it’s up there with his performance in Patton. The spirits are all effective, each one creepier than the last. Watching the dark, floating, skeletal form of the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come sends shivers down my spine every year. And what a supporting cast! David Warner, in particular, is in top form as Bob Cratchit, as is Susannah York as his wife.

I seem to recall that this version sticks closer to the original story than most others–but I may be mistaken, as it’s been several years since I read it. Regardless, this is a terrific Christmas classic.

Review By: Sisiutil
“Be careful Mr. Scrooge, I come for your reclamation”.
As a traditionalist, I generally don’t care for movie remakes or updates. Once I’ve seen an original production, especially if it’s done well to begin with, I don’t like to see it tampered with. That would apply as well here, except for one thing, something I began thinking about in terms of a frame of reference. Because I was a kid when I first saw the 1951 British film with Alistair Sim, one would take it for granted that this would be my benchmark. However the 1938 American film with Reginald Owen as Scrooge came out before hand, and is by no means an inferior film. So except for being born in a different era, one might have seen this George C. Scott version first, thereby establishing itself as the one to gauge all others by. Fair enough.

In keeping an objective mind, I watched this one the other day for only the second time since it made it’s TV debut in 1984, and I have to say I was well entertained. Scott brings a determined malice to his role as Scrooge in the early going, and it’s with a gradual tempering of his demeanor that he becomes human again by the time his visits with the Christmas spirits are completed. If there’s a single element I would point to as an improvement over the earlier films, it would be the the Ghost of Christmas Present, richly and colorfully presented embodying to a degree the more familiar tradition of St. Nicholas himself. Edward Woodward struck just the right note in that portrayal, as did Michael Carter in his characterization of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. The portion of the story given over to that apparition almost approaches one of horror, the perfect accompaniment to Scrooge’s lament – “Why show me this if I am past all hope”?

If anything, what the film does is challenge me to seek out the other versions of this time honored classic to indulge in further comparisons of acting and style. I don’t remember the Patrick Stewart film that well having seen it only once, but I’m sure there are some wonderful takeaways in that picture as well. In the true spirit of Christmas, I’m all for it, leaving the humbugs to those who would rather be close minded in their approach to movie viewing and the holidays.

Review By: classicsoncall

Other Information:

Original Title A Christmas Carol
Release Date 1984-10-09
Release Year 1984

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 40 min (100 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director Clive Donner
Writer Charles Dickens, Roger O. Hirson
Actors George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence
Country United Kingdom, United States
Awards Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 nomination total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1 (television ratio), 1.85 : 1 (theatrical ratio)
Camera Panaflex Camera and Lenses by Panavision
Laboratory Rank Film Laboratories, Denham, UK
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm

A Christmas Carol 1984 123movies
A Christmas Carol 1984 123movies
Original title A Christmas Carol
TMDb Rating 7.349 265 votes

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