Charles Dickens – Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (1951)

Charles Dickens – Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte: Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. With Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley. Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the errors of his ways.

“On Christmas Eve in 1840u0026#39;s England, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him to change his ways or be doomed to eternal damnation. The ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future to show him the error of Scroogeu0026#39;s ways and show the people who are able to keep Christmas in their hearts 365 days a year. Easily the best adaptation of the Dickens classic which can be attributed to several reasons. Simu0026#39;s performance transcends all description of greatness. Hurstu0026#39;s direction evokes the ideal emotions at all the right moments. The rest of the cast remain faithful to the Dickensu0026#39; characterizations. A perfect film to watch during the holiday season. Rating, 10.”