Scrooge (1951)

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Charles Dickens' Joyous Holliday Classic!

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

• Released: 1951-11-30
• Genres: Fantasy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 26m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 387 votes

Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst.

Top cast

• Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge
• Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit
• Glyn Dearman as Tiny Tim Cratchit
• George Cole as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
• Brian Worth as Fred Scrooge
• Michael Hordern as Jacob Marley
• Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Dilber
• Rona Anderson as Alice
• Jack Warner as Jorkins
• Michael Dolan as Spirit of Christmas Past

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Scrooge

• United States: stream on Dove Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, Plex, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Tubi TV, Plex, Filmzie; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• India: watch free on Plex
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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