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Clive DonnerDrehbuch:
Roger O. HirsonKamera:
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George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Edward Woodward, David Warner, Susannah York, Roger Rees, Caroline Langrishe, Lucy Gutteridge, Nigel Davenport (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Der skrupellose Geschäftsmann Scrooge (George C. Scott) verabscheut Weihnachten, weil er seinem Gehilfen einen freien Tag bezahlen muss. Von christlicher Nächstenliebe hält er nichts. Doch diese Christnacht soll für Scrooge unvergesslich werden. Dem alten Geizhals erscheint der Geist seines verstorbenen Geschäftspartners Marley (Frank Finlay), der ihn zum Umdenken bewegen will. (BR Fernsehen)
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From the long series of Christmas films in recent years, A Christmas Carol stands out like the Eiffel Tower. While Charles Dickens as the author of the literary original deserves credit for the final impression, it is a fact that Clive Donner skillfully and without hesitation transformed his story into a film. It is pleasantly emotional and reasonably moralistic. Even I felt the urge to improve, but unfortunately, that feeling passed after about an hour. Still, it was the most promising attempt in the last five years. The film does not feature top stars, but this only contributes to its authenticity; otherwise, the performances are convincing, as is the atmosphere of London in the first half of the 19th century. Overall impression: 85%. I have not yet seen the new version with Jim Carrey, but I strongly doubt it could offer more, except for visual effects. As for the story, Donner extracted the maximum from Dickens.
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