

Scrooge
What the Dickens have they done to Scrooge?
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.
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6.8/10
172 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $6M
- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- holiday
- musical
- victorian england
- money
- family drama
- miser
- ghost
- holiday season
- christmas
- scrooge
- christmas eve
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG5 Nov 1970
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU30 Nov 1970
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG8 Jan 1971
ItalyIT
- Theatrical8 Dec 1971
JapanJP
- TheatricalG19 Dec 1970
RomaniaRO
- TheatricalAG - Audiență Generală5 Nov 1970
- Digital / OTTAPSkyShowtime1 Oct 2026
Frequently asked questions
Scrooge was released on 5 November 1970.
Audience reviews
3- P8/10
Peter89Spencer
12/24/2020
Very catchy songs. Albert Finney was brilliant as the titular character. One of those Christmas films I'd watch while eating Twiglets (and drink Coca Cola)!
- T4/10
T D Heath
12/19/2021
A Classic adaptation of **'A Christmas Carol'** staying with and detering from tradition in wonderful balance. Basic cinematography ecourages story but this is clumsily acted, the setting and songs cover for simple dramatic range and awkward dialogue. But this is all forgotten due to the nature of the setting and the cinematic grain of the 1970s film. The film is enjoyable but that is all 'Scrooge' gives, as a charct…
- C8/10
CinemaSerf
6/3/2023
I am sorry but this ought to be compulsory viewing for any "bah-humbugs" out there. From the wonderful Ronald Searle caricatures that open this through the superbly enjoyable performances from Albert Finney (who won a Golden Globe), Sir Alec Guinness; Dame Edith Evans, Kenneth More and a whole host of faces from British stage and screen this just screams "Christmas" at me. Leslie Bricusse's score and songs are as clo…
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