A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1984) ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Clive Donner
George C. Scott, David Warner, Susannah York,
Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward,
Anthony Walters, Joanne Whalley, Michael Gough
A stalwart champion of the free-market economy learns the true meaning of Christmas with the help of a chain-rattling ex-colleague and three time-tripping spirits. Most critics seem to prefer the 1951 version of the Dickens tale, the one with Alistair Sim, but this production, made for CBS television, has its own followers, and George C. Scott makes a merrily mean-spirited Scrooge. In fact, it's too bad that in his long career, Scott never got to play Jacob Marley. Think about it. George C. Scott as Marley. You wouldn't even need the other ghosts after that.
Edward Woodward
(1930-2009)
