It's really hard to find people who have heard of this movie, which is a real shame because it is one of the best Christmas movies ever. Thanks for posting!
It is the best of all time. It is even better than the Alistar Sim version of A Christmas Carol from 1951. This film with the great music and the sensational Albert Finney tops them all in a big way !!!!!
It’s by far my favorite adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.” My grandparents introduced me to it when I was a kid, and we’d watch it every year; my Gramps could go into Alec Guinness’ “mankind should be our business” monologue a pro lol. Albert Finney is the only Scrooge in my book.
A soundtrack album containing all the songs from the film was issued on Columbia Records in 1970. Due to legal complications, however, the soundtrack has never been re-released in the CD format. The current Paramount Blu-ray release of the film has removed the Overture (intact on all VHS and DVD releases).
Great to see so many other people agree that this is the best version of A Christmas Carol. First saw it in a movie theater in 1971 and immediately loved it. My favorite scenes are the added "chilly" hell scenes with Alec Guinness, and particularly the romance scenes of Christmas past. Heartbreaking. Gets me every time.
I wasn't born until 1977 but I've always considered this 'my' Scrooge, the version I liked most and always looked forward to every year on TV growing up. I've since gained a huge appreciation for The Muppet Christmas Carol too, but this'll always remain my favourite. These days, I always make sure it's the last movie I watch on Christmas Eve, to lead me past midnight into Christmas Day and it always puts me in a great mood. Just finished my yearly viewing now, in fact 🙂
It's a family tradition at this point to watch this movie on Christmas Day. Me personally I enjoy watching it while I decorate my tree. Past memories further embed it into my memory and brings me joy just hearing this overture
without doubt the best version of scrooge, great songs, great actors, i watch it every christmas eve without fail. the kids are 17 and 14 now and they still watch it with me.
@@scottmiller6495 it was a great year for movies. Patton was also outstanding. They always reward drama before anything else. But Finney was masterful.
@@scottmiller6495 Most likely, yes. He was outstanding. So was George C. Scott....but if he was going to refuse....yes...give it to someone who would have been grateful.
Thank you for posting! My Dad took my sister and I to see this. I was 5 or so, but this soundtrack takes me back to those wonderful days. To this day, the song “Happiness” is the quintessential love song!
Best Christmas Movie!! We would watch this every year in an old movie theater until they stopped playing it (this was in the 80s) We then bought the VHS and then DVD and watch it every year. This year the family rented out a movie theater and all went to watch it together.
Oh how I wish I was a member of your family; I never had the pleasure of seeing it on the big screen. I watch Scrooge several times each Christmas season. Albert Finney's performance is sheer perfection; not to mention the entire supporting cast as well. The music by the great Leslie Bricusse is absolutely infectious. It is by far the best version of A Christmas Carol.
Agreed all the way it was so underrated many years ago but now people are realizing how wonderful this film was. If it wasn,t for the great movie Patton, this movie would have won Best Picture of 1970 !!!!!@@sooziecue3349
Now more than ever people after all these years are giving this movie the credit it finally deserves. It is the best picture for the Christmas season of all time. No question about it !!!!!
I saw this with my family at Radio City Music Hall in December of 1970. The soundtrack became the soundtrack to every Christmas after. Each one of us owns a copy of the record and DVD. It endures to this day. It is the most beautiful Christmas masterpiece that only the great Leslie Bricusse could compose!
Has been my favorite Christmas movie since my mom took me to see it when I was 5 or 6, way back in '71 or '72. Back then movies like this would be released just for a couple of weeks, every year. Thank you so very much.
I love this movie! I was 12 years old when I saw it at the cinema in 1970. It was many years before I was able to see it again, first on VHS, then later on DVD, and more recently on Blu-ray. I still watch it every year, and sometimes well outside the Christmas season. Such a shame the soundtrack is not available on CD or digital download. For putting this on UA-cam, to MarianneLily I say, “Thank you very much!”
Christmas of 1979 in NYC we went on a class trip of first graders to a run down Art Deco movie theatre. I was captivated by the whimsical pageantry and singular old world European spectacle with ambience and atmosphere by the megaton. Easily the most sentimental and authentic telling of the Dickens' tale. I couldn't appreciate the mater class performances of the sterling actors but now as an adult this is a treasure form the glorious 70's
My dad said he was already crying at the movie theatre when the overture started at the beginning and couldn't imagine how the movie could get any better! The music makes me cry still. The end medley of "Thank you very Much" and "Father Christmas" is extraordinary.
This is the best Scrooge ever and the sound track is great I seen this in 1970 age9 in NYC with my class mates I never forgot it I’d love to see the sound track digitally remastered I’d love to own it as I do the movie Albert Finney best Scrooge no one compares
@@reneedaughter wishing you Peace & Love in the New Year it’s wonderful to know their are people like you and I in the world who appreciate something I was so special in a time I’d like to go back to
This has always been my absolute favorite version of a Christmas Carol. Alec Guinness was the best portrayal of Jacob Marley. I wish this soundtrack was available on CD.
Why has this film fallen off the radar in recent years? This used to be essential Christmas viewing, but sometime after the mid-90s/early 00s it seemed to vanish. It's to Christmas Carol what Oliver! is to Oliver Twist, so not sure why it hasn't held up as well - nobody seems to perform it much on the theatre circuit much anymore either....
This adaptation can never be replaced. The depth of characters, the heartwarming story of the Cratchit family, encompassed by a full Orchestral ensemble of the most timeless songs ever written. Dickens would have been proud!
![The Best of Ennio Morricone - The Most Beautiful Movie Soundtracks - [High Quality Audio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9GPbTmVcd1I/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Best of Ennio Morricone - The Most Beautiful Movie Soundtracks - [High Quality Audio]](/img/tr.png)
![Cartoon - Scrooge McDuck and Money (Walt Disney, 1967) [remastered version]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/p9d8l-Gkweg/mqdefault.jpg)
It's really hard to find people who have heard of this movie, which is a real shame because it is one of the best Christmas movies ever. Thanks for posting!
It is the best of all time. It is even better than the Alistar Sim version of A Christmas Carol from 1951. This film with the great music and the sensational Albert Finney tops them all in a big way !!!!!
RIP Albert Finney, Feb 2019
My favourite! I saw it as a child at Radio City NYC. It's been hard to find. The characters really come alive in this film.
It’s by far my favorite adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.” My grandparents introduced me to it when I was a kid, and we’d watch it every year; my Gramps could go into Alec Guinness’ “mankind should be our business” monologue a pro lol. Albert Finney is the only Scrooge in my book.
I also love this film. Everything about it is perfection.
They should remaster and release this on CD for the upcoming 50th anniversary in 2020.
A soundtrack album containing all the songs from the film was issued on Columbia Records in 1970. Due to legal complications, however, the soundtrack has never been re-released in the CD format. The current Paramount Blu-ray release of the film has removed the Overture (intact on all VHS and DVD releases).
@@dirtsdirtsdirts I actually have the original LP
Camop 1992 name your price. I’ll buy it
@@dirtsdirtsdirts It's in pretty bad shape. Not worth it.
Best Christmas movie ever..loved it since I was a kid
absolutely love this film. We watch it every christmas eve
I watch this every Christmas! It's the best version of Scrooge/A Christmas Carol. Brilliant acting, and great music.
Great to see so many other people agree that this is the best version of A Christmas Carol. First saw it in a movie theater in 1971 and immediately loved it. My favorite scenes are the added "chilly" hell scenes with Alec Guinness, and particularly the romance scenes of Christmas past. Heartbreaking. Gets me every time.
I cannot listen to "You" without crying.
this version and the one with Patrick Steward are my faves
One of the best musicals ever. I can't believe it's not more revered and celebrated! The music is simply outstanding!
I loved this movie growing up. It's a shame no one shows it on broadcast tv anymore.
RIP Albert Finley! The best Scrooge ever.
Finney
Finney for the musical and Sim for the non musical versions, none better Ever Period!!!!!
The best actor ever........
I wasn't born until 1977 but I've always considered this 'my' Scrooge, the version I liked most and always looked forward to every year on TV growing up. I've since gained a huge appreciation for The Muppet Christmas Carol too, but this'll always remain my favourite. These days, I always make sure it's the last movie I watch on Christmas Eve, to lead me past midnight into Christmas Day and it always puts me in a great mood. Just finished my yearly viewing now, in fact 🙂
It's a family tradition at this point to watch this movie on Christmas Day. Me personally I enjoy watching it while I decorate my tree. Past memories further embed it into my memory and brings me joy just hearing this overture
without doubt the best version of scrooge, great songs, great actors, i watch it every christmas eve without fail. the kids are 17 and 14 now and they still watch it with me.
A true classic; epic in it's quality, faithfulness to the story and stellar performances. Will never be outdone.
The greatest Christmas musical film of all time!!!! Albert Finney and the whole cast plus the fantastic music is sensational !!!!!
Plus Albert Finney was probably the best scrooge they had seen
Albert Finney should have won the Oscar.
@@newshound8072 If everyone knew ahead of time that George C. Scott would refuse his award and not even show up then Finney would have won!!!!!
@@scottmiller6495 it was a great year for movies. Patton was also outstanding. They always reward drama before anything else. But Finney was masterful.
@@scottmiller6495 Most likely, yes. He was outstanding. So was George C. Scott....but if he was going to refuse....yes...give it to someone who would have been grateful.
Thank you for posting! My Dad took my sister and I to see this. I was 5 or so, but this soundtrack takes me back to those wonderful days. To this day, the song “Happiness” is the quintessential love song!
An epic performance. Absolutely tremendous soundtrack. Done with so much emotion and character. A true classic.
Top of the line all the way. The song Thank You Very Much should have won best song of 1970 !!!!!
Best Christmas Movie!! We would watch this every year in an old movie theater until they stopped playing it (this was in the 80s) We then bought the VHS and then DVD and watch it every year. This year the family rented out a movie theater and all went to watch it together.
Oh how I wish I was a member of your family; I never had the pleasure of seeing it on the big screen. I watch Scrooge several times each Christmas season. Albert Finney's performance is sheer perfection; not to mention the entire supporting cast as well. The music by the great Leslie Bricusse is absolutely infectious. It is by far the best version of A Christmas Carol.
We do the same thing in my family! We haven't rented out a movie theater though, that's next level!
Agreed all the way it was so underrated many years ago but now people are realizing how wonderful this film was. If it wasn,t for the great movie Patton, this movie would have won Best Picture of 1970 !!!!!@@sooziecue3349
Now more than ever people after all these years are giving this movie the credit it finally deserves. It is the best picture for the Christmas season of all time. No question about it !!!!!
Me too! Always sat on the 1st row! Wedgwood Theatre in Ft. Worth Tx. Listening now in honor of Albert Finney! Got vinyl album but my stylus broke😰.
I saw this with my family at Radio City Music Hall in December of 1970. The soundtrack became the soundtrack to every Christmas after. Each one of us owns a copy of the record and DVD. It endures to this day. It is the most beautiful Christmas masterpiece that only the great Leslie Bricusse could compose!
Me too!
Me three!!@@reneedaughter
Has been my favorite Christmas movie since my mom took me to see it when I was 5 or 6, way back in '71 or '72. Back then movies like this would be released just for a couple of weeks, every year. Thank you so very much.
David Fox What a great Christmas memory!
OMG I thought I wrote this, then I realized I was 8 when I saw it in 1970. But it's my favorite, too!
I love this movie! I was 12 years old when I saw it at the cinema in 1970. It was many years before I was able to see it again, first on VHS, then later on DVD, and more recently on Blu-ray. I still watch it every year, and sometimes well outside the Christmas season. Such a shame the soundtrack is not available on CD or digital download. For putting this on UA-cam, to MarianneLily I say, “Thank you very much!”
We watch it with our family every year as well.
I first watched it when I was so young I honestly cannot remember not watching it
Best Christmas carol/ Scrooge movie ever made.
I'm not even a fan of musicals, but I absolutely love this movie and its soundtrack! So much talent and Christmas aura packed into them.
Christmas of 1979 in NYC we went on a class trip of first graders to a run down Art Deco movie theatre. I was captivated by the whimsical pageantry and singular old world European spectacle with ambience and atmosphere by the megaton.
Easily the most sentimental and authentic telling of the Dickens' tale.
I couldn't appreciate the mater class performances of the sterling actors but now as an adult this is a treasure form the glorious 70's
My dad said he was already crying at the movie theatre when the overture started at the beginning and couldn't imagine how the movie could get any better! The music makes me cry still. The end medley of "Thank you very Much" and "Father Christmas" is extraordinary.
My favorite Christmas movie of all time. I love this music so much. Christmas would not be what it is in my family without this movie and soundtrack.
It's my favourite Christmas movie and soundtrack too. 🎅🏻🎄🌟🎀💕❤️
My comfort soundtrack🥰🥰🎄🎅
Best Christmas movie ever made
This is the best Scrooge ever and the sound track is great I seen this in 1970 age9 in NYC with my class mates I never forgot it I’d love to see the sound track digitally remastered I’d love to own it as I do the movie Albert Finney best Scrooge no one compares
Radio City Music Hall
@@reneedaughter hi Happy Holidays
@@nickdoria7096 To you and yours as well
@@reneedaughter wishing you Peace & Love in the New Year it’s wonderful to know their are people like you and I in the world who appreciate something I was so special in a time I’d like to go back to
I saw this in the 4th grade and went decades before seeing it on cable again. Always lived this movie and bought it on iTunes.
I love this film saw it when it first came out I was around 19 but had not realized there was a soundtrack..Thanks for sharing this..
This has always been my absolute favorite version of a Christmas Carol. Alec Guinness was the best portrayal of Jacob Marley. I wish this soundtrack was available on CD.
Bricusse...what a genius.
We've been watching this in school and I quickly realised this was a musical, thanks for uploading this :)
Sabor de infância 🙏🏼♥️🤗🎁✨✨ muito obrigada por compartilhar conosco 🤗🇧🇷♥️
Blessed and Merry Christmas to all!!
I wish this music was easier to find, same with the movie!
Thanks for uploading! Apparently the last person who uploaded the soundtrack took their videos down
Oh my word, I know! MarianneLily, you are awesome! THANKS!
I'm so pleased of it from you! xxx
Why has this film fallen off the radar in recent years? This used to be essential Christmas viewing, but sometime after the mid-90s/early 00s it seemed to vanish. It's to Christmas Carol what Oliver! is to Oliver Twist, so not sure why it hasn't held up as well - nobody seems to perform it much on the theatre circuit much anymore either....
A perfect Christmas film.
Best version. Watched it last night.
I've just tried to play this Overture on the violin! I've uploaded it on my channel. I wish the sheet music was available to the public!
nice
Many people love to bash this adaptation, but Scrooge (1970) may be even better than Scrooge (1951)
This adaptation can never be replaced. The depth of characters, the heartwarming story of the Cratchit family, encompassed by a full Orchestral ensemble of the most timeless songs ever written. Dickens would have been proud!