Underplayed Gems

A Christmas Carol (1943)

A Christmas Carol poster
Directed by
George Lowther
Genre
drama, fantasy, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is the first ever television adaptation of Charles Dickens's story about Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who learns kindness after being visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve. It was performed live in a small studio with actor William Podmore in the lead role.

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What happens

A Christmas Carol è un film per la televisione del 1943 diretto da George Lowther. Basato sul romanzo Canto di Natale (A Christmas Carol) di Charles Dickens, è in assoluto il primo tra i numerosi adattamenti televisivi del racconto di Charles Dickens, con un formato ancora sperimentale. Protagonista è l'attore inglese William Podmore. Le prime versioni televisive erano trasmesse in diretta e di esse non esiste copia registrata. A Christmas Carol fu fin dal 1943 un classico natalizio alla televisione americana, da ripetersi ogni anno con un copione, un formato e un gruppo di attori diversi. La stampa del tempo parla di questa produzione in termini molto lusinghieri sia dal punto di vista dei risultati tecnici che di quelli espressivi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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