Z0044008B5.nfo
++============================================++
|| ------- ||
|| ANOTHER ||
|| ------- ||
|| OoooOOoO o o ||
|| o O O ||
|| O o o ||
|| o O o ||
|| O .oOoO' .oOo. OoOo. .oOo. .oOoO ||
|| o O o O o o o O o o O ||
|| O o O o O o O o O O o ||
|| OOooOooO `OoO'o oOoO' O o `OoO' `OoO'o ||
|| O ------- ||
|| o' RELEASE ||
|| ------- ||
++============================================++
+==================+
| Zaphod |
| Proudly Presents |
+===============================================+
| A Christmas Carol (1951-NR) |
| https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044008/ |
===============================================================================
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
T H E P L O T
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
AKA "Scrooge"
The producers are pleased to present this holiday classic, fully restored and
re-mastered from the original 35mm negatives discovered in England. Some of
Britain's best filmmakers united to produce one of England's greatest clas-
sics in this, the most well-known and critically-acclaimed version of Charles
Dickens' timeless tale.
With an authentic, dramatic script by later-director Noel Langley, a superb
performance by Alastair Sim and company, and under the careful direction of
Brian Desmond Hurst, the 1951 filmed version of "A Christmas Carol" emerges
as an outstanding cinematic presentation.
Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer
Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles
Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some
of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delight-
ful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many
today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens'
immortal tale.
"There have been at least eight movie versions (of "A Christmas Carol")
...but the single enduring version is the 1951 film starring Alastair Sim as
Ebenezer Scrooge. ...an incomparable Christmas present." --Gene Shalit
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
T H E B O Y S
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
Glyn Dearman (as Tiny Tim Cratchit)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0213173/
John Charlesworth (as Peter Cratchit)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153205/
David Hannaford (as Boy Sent to Buy Turkey)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360262/
??? (as Ebenezer Scrooge (as a Child))
??? (as Younger Street Singer)
??? (as Older Street Singer)
??? (as "Ignorance")
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
T H E T E C H S P E C S
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
Type ...............: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Filesize ...........: 46,250,545,588 bytes
Running Time .......: 1:26:31
Video Info
Video Codec ........: VC-1
Resolution (DAR) ...: 1920 x 1080 (AR: 1.333:1)
FPS ................: 23.976
Video Bitrate ......: 20003 kb/s
Bits per Pixel .....: ??? bpp
Standard ...........: Region A
Audio Info
Audio Codec ........: LPCM Audio
Audio Bitrate ......: 4608 kb/s [16-Bit]
Sample Rate ........: 48000 Hz
Language ...........: English
Subtitles ..........: English, Spanish
IMDb ...............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044008/
Source .............: Untouched VCI Entertainment Region A BD50
Quality (1-5) ......: 5
Origin .............: Zaphod Bought
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
T H E E X T R A S
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
Introduction by Leonard Maltin (5::02)
"Dead to Begin With: The Darker Side of a Classic" with Film
Culturist Sir Christopher Frayling (26:31)
"Scrooge By Another Name: Distributing A Christmas Carol" (9:47)
"The Human Blarney Stone: The Life and Films of Brian Desmond Hurst" (41:14)
"The Alastair Sim Version: Too Good to Be Shown Only at Christmas" (32:26)
"Scrooge Revisited: Locations of A Christmas Carol" (2:29)
Scrooge (1922-Silent)(10:17)
Bleak House (1922-Silent)(10:14)
Original British Theatrical Trailer (1:43)
American Trailer (1:42)
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
T H E N O T E S
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
Zaphod Quips: Although not big on Boy content (sorry, that's just the way
Dickens penned it...), The Cratchit Cuties --Tiny Tim and older brother,
Peter-- make a couple of appearances, with Tim always bringing me to tears in
his first scene, where he's disappointed when the toy boat from the shop
window he's looking in on is sold... There's also some street urchins and
singers, and of course "Ignorance."
But it's the story itself, not to mention the great production, that keeps me
coming back year after year (since at least 1975). And I'd have to say that
Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas to me without watching this version.
I usually save it for Christmas Eve, as traditionally one of the local TV
stations always airs it at 11:30pm, Christmas Eve, right after the news, and
that seems the 'right' time.
Of course, Zaphod being Zaphod, he also can be found watching it sometimes
during the heat of June or July... :-P
I will be posting all three of the VCI Entertainment discs that I own, the
60th Anniversary Diamond Edition BD50 & DVD5, and the Deluxe Special Edition
DVD9 that includes both the original B&W, as well as a beautiful Colorized
version.
"God Bless Us, Every One!"
+=============================================================================+
| ########################################################################### |
+=============================================================================+
|
|