A Christmas Carol 1971 ~ Animated ~ Alastair Sim ~ Full Length ORIGINAL POST
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2011
- The World's greatest animator has passed away (August 15, 2019). Rest In Peace Richard Williams. The excellent 1971 animated version of the Charles Dickens classic. Animated in the style of 1800s engravings by the great Richard Williams Studio. Featuring the voices of Alistair Sim Michael Redgrave and Michael Hordern reprising his 1951 performance as Marley's Ghost . Animation by Ken Harris, Abe Levitow, among others. Produced by Chuck Jones. This film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for 1972
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Sorry guys. I had many things going on in my life and forgot to leave a Christmas Eve message as usual. Anyway, a very belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from me, myself, and I.
Not to worry. Life happens. Hope y our Christmas holidays and New Year's went well.
If I may recommend a movie.... *"The Man Who Invented Christmas"* (2017) with Christopher Plummer. It tells of how Charles Dickens came to write A Christmas Carol, and how the issues of his own life played a part.
I'm sure he would have loved this version of his story.
Merry Christmas!
Merry (belated ) Christmas. Can you believe we're already half way through JANUARY!? @@Chrisfeb68
Sad to hear the animator Richard Williams died today. His Oscar for this classic was well deserved.
Yes,indeed.
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Sad news 😔
He died at least having won 2 Oscars for his animation work. This and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. R.I.P. Richard Williams. You and your amazing animation will live on and be influential to many aspiring animators.
@@hunterolaughlin He hated that Roger Rabbit was the thing everybody knew him for. And looking at all his shorts, commercials, and his unfinished masterpiece, The Thief and the Cobbler, and the many other things he did that are now available on the internet, I can 100% sympathize with that statement.
This isnt a cartoon, its art.
I second that. This is true moving art.
Alastair Sim was a great Scrooge in both animated and live production of a Christmas Carol. May he Rest In Peace
Alastair Sim: the greatest Scrooge ever. The 1951 film is perfect, because of him
There is no Christmas Carol better than the 1951 version with Alastaire Sim. This animated version is my 2nd favorite.
A Christmas Carol 1984 is a pretty good one too
I love watching old cartoons 🙋♂️
so much in just 25 min, why cant movies be this good in 2023 and up?
I am absolutely thrilled to find this version of A Christmas Carol. It's 2022... These actors of days gone by are a God send. This will be always a part of my Christmas Eve tradition.
Remember watching this as a kid when it came out. Am now 58 and still watch it every Christmas. Nothing can match it!
I miss hand drawn animation. This was so well done. Alastair Simm will always be the definitive Scrooge.
Oh yes. Rip
Yes I totally agree with you. Such great memories back then 🤔
This was televised every December in the 1970s. It's a shame this is not available on bluray or DVD. To me, it's one of the best and starkest Christmas Carols ever. I especially like how Tim's death is treated like a gut punch. One of the best Marley's as well. In all seriousness, this freaked me out as kid. But it is glorious.
Why were Christmas and cartoons so much cozier back then? When I was a kid, I loved the start of December. The tree and decorations, the twinkly lights, Christmas music, and cartoon Christmas specials I couldn't wait to watch, the cookies and treats, the excitement of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Now, it's Dec 18, and I just realized Christmas is a week away. 😐 It's so different compared to when I was a kid. I also like these cartoons better than the digital animation they have now.
I have watched this every year since 1971. It is one of my traditions. Thank you for sharing it.
Are you watching this year?i hope you are well.
@@Ann-sj4ptyes every year. How about you?
@@PaganMan1966 first time 😊
@@Ann-sj4ptI hope you enjoyed it
This version of a Christmas Carol is wonderful ❤
Seasons Greetings from Ohio. It's now Christmas eve 2018. Seven Christmases have come and gone since I shared this with the world. Welcome to my friends who return every year to watch this classic. And hello to the folks that have arrived for the first time. .
Welcome back my friends and have a very, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Every year, I come here. Thanks for keeping this alive.
@@CreevyMorrigan ~ Merry Christmas..
Good Will to all!
Thanks so much, first thing I do on Christmas morning is watch this wonderful version, it's become a tradition, Merry Christmas.
Thank you and have a very Merry Christmas!! 🎄✨✡️🤗
November 2022. These animated holiday specials have been a joy since my childhood. Happy Holidays, all!
This is the version we watched on TV every Christmas in the 1970's. Wonderful memories !! Merry Christmas !!
Takes me back to the 70's on school holidays watching animated classics 👍🏽
Me too, happy days...(sigh)
@@nelliemelba4967 when life was simple..
Me too
Remember all those Rankin-Bass stop-motion specials?
50 years old and still fantastic.
56 years old and still fantastic💞
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My grandma would record stuff like this for me on VHS tapes whenever she could, I miss her.
Same miss ny gma she was tha BEST at making my child good tha best she could
The black and white Alastair Sim movie from 1951 is by far the BEST version of this story ever. I am going to watch it now --- only 35 days to go to a Merry Christmas x
Merry Christmas to you! God Bless us-- every one!
Yes also a favorite! Happy holidays and best wishes for a very merry and blessed Christmas ! 🍃🕊
One of the things I have always admired about this version is it's the only one that tried to capture the Ghost of Christmas Past the way Dickens describes it in the story.
It's the most difficult of all the Ghosts to portray; live-action is now at a point where they could do it right, but nobody has so far.
Greetings from Ohio. It's Christmas eve 2017. Six Christmases have come and gone since I shared this with the world. I'm so glad many of you finally found this after many years of Searching.
Welcome back my friends and have a very, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thanks from Holland and a nice Christmas too!
Thanks, and a Merry Christmas to you.
Greetings from Ireland, I come back to watch this every Christmas eve or Christmas morning. This is my favourite version since childhood, cheers for keeping this uploaded on RUclips, Merry Christmas.
Thanks and merry Christmas to you!
Merry Christmas Liberty!
This is magical… and still surpasses other animated versions.
Alastair Sim was my grandfather's first cousin. Their fathers were brothers. One brother came to America and one stayed in G. B. Alastair was a very private man.
Merry Christmas from Ohio. ~ It's now Christmas eve 2021. ~~ It's been ten years since I first shared this classic on RUclips. It's been great hearing from the folks who have discovered this classic tale, and from the ones who have rediscovered it after looking for many years. Hope to see you next year.
Thanks for visiting and have a VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas man it’s amazing that you’re still active on RUclips especially that people who upload videos like these disappear and they are no longer active.
Thank you for uploading this I've never seen it! Merry Christmas from Virginia! 🎄🎄🎄
Thanks again for keeping this great animation uploaded, it's the first thing I watch every Christmas morning now. Happy Christmas from Ireland.
Merry Christmas!
@@aliassem1035 I'll leave it up as long as RUclips will let me. Merry Christmas!
Watched this as a kid when it first came out. Brilliant animation. Why they don't keep showing this on television alongside Rudolph, the Grinch, and a Charlie Brown Christmas is a travesty!
IDK, that marley was pretty scary!
That's why I stopped watching television ~2015.
@@danielstadden1149 He's supposed to be.
@@MaskedMan66 may give small children nightmares
@@danielstadden1149 Listen, I first saw this when I was four or five years old; it scared me to death, and I *loved it!*
No other actor has ever been able captured the spirit of Scrooge like Alistair Sim. Watch the 1951 movie, it's wonderful.
He was the best and there are some great scrooges in some great versions but Alastair Sim will always be the greatest
This version is one of my favorites growing up in the seventies.
The only movie version of "A Christmas Carol" to win an Oscar. After this television short won the Oscar, the Academy changed its rules so that a made-for-television cartoon could never again win this honor, even if it was shown theatrically. This version of the story was actually a made-for-television short, and premiered as a television special, but was thought to be so excellent that it was released theatrically and pronounced eligible for Oscar consideration.
I was lucky to see this special that became my favorite version of all. Just wonderful
That sounds really a dumb decision on their part.
The way Jacob Marley is animated in this version is so damn haunting and his voice is bone chilling to the core by far one of the scariest versions of Marley.
Totally agree ! The way a scary phantom should be !
That IS the whole point to.....SCARE THE DICKENS OUT OF Scrooge into seeing the errors of his ways, and become a better,more charitable person, right?
I remember seeing this as a kid! I've never forgotten the haunting image of Ignorance and Want under the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present! Amazing to see this again after almost 50 years!
You don't have to look too far to see Ignorance and Want....Just look at the next two "people" who will soon be inhabiting the White House......
Yes, a permanent impression was made upon me as well...the spirits flying through the night sky. Chilling and stunning
@@dancalmpeaceful3903 They could do with a ghostly visitor or four.
This was my introduction to the story! I saw it when it first aired and I was only about four. It scared me to death, but I loved it. :-)
@@MaskedMan66 Agreed - it really is a masterpiece of animation. RIP Richard Williams (same animator of Roger Rabbit fame too I believe). The imagery is evoking.
The 1951 black & white British production of A Christmas Carol is the best version by far!!! Alister Sim as Scrooge is perfect.
toy man As long it is not one of those godawful colourised versions.
Not nearly as perfect as Alan Young!
@@ticketyboo2456 I think it is. You want the black and white version on RUclips, brilliance.
The DVD release has both the black and white version and the colorized version, making the film that much better.
God bless us everyone, especially in 2020. Merry Christmas!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Thank you, and a Merry Christmas to you, too!!! And like you said, God Bless us, EVERYONE!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏
Omg can't believe it this was my favourite has a kid I remember watching it way back then I was 7when I first saw it .I've been trying to find it for years . I love it . One of my all time favourite stories
The only A Christmas Carol Adaptation to win an Oscar!!
Zack Stark Deservedly so. This is a most impressive piece of art. How ironic that it is unobtainable on DVD or Blu-ray! I appreciate the posting. Merry Christmas.
Watched this as a kid in the Seventies; always scared me, especially the scene with Marley’s ghost when he unties cloth around his head and his jaw falls open, and then when it snaps shut and he flies up out the window into the night sky. I had nightmares of that scene happening in my bedroom. What can I say, I was a sensitive kid.
Me too!
Seasons Greetings from Ohio. ~ I first shared this classic back in December 2011 and will leave it here as long as RUclips will let me. Welcome back to my friends who return every year. And hello to the folks who have arrived for the first time.
Thanks for visiting and have a VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas, dude, from the UK. I just watched this and enjoyed it thoroughly. Thanks very much!
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@@saburu79666 Thanks ~~ Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄 🙂
Another Christmas , and another thank you again from Ireland for keeping this great piece of animation uploaded, Happy Christmas to you.
@@ayushbhakodia8651 Merry Christmas Ayush.
I love every version of A Christmas Carol.. me and my mom when I was younger and all the way up until I was grown looked at every version every year we tried to see all of them and sometimes we succeeded.. my mom passed away in 2017.. and for a while I couldn't look at any Christmas Carol but I started it up again in 2019..
Stunning animation and art direction with a human touch. Why hasn't this earned annual showings every Christmas?
It used to in the 1970s. Now, the only way to catch it is on RUclips and an old VHS tape. The starkness and effectiveness of this production is wonderful. Tiny Tim's death hits with a gut punch.
Beautiful animation. Its almost like looking at a lithograph.
That was the intent! :-) It was made to resemble woodcuts.
November 17,2022 here. I always watch all the versions of Christmas Carol I can find from now to new years. I watch them during the year when I get sad or discouraged.
Merry Christmas America and Americans. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😘😘😘😘😘❤❤❤
I watch them all myself all 20 something versions I have on DVD
I do the same !!! Good reality check.
Such a great story. It touches me personally as a born again Christian. God Bless You All.
Merry Christmas!
An absolute masterpiece.
This isn't just for children as others have said.
It's a work of art.
It won an Oscar.
The animation style of this animated version of "A Christmas Carol" is second to none! I was 11 years old when i saw this in 1971 and the ghost of "Marley" scared the absolute _life_ out of me. Staggeringly awesome!
Same here, only I was more like four or five. It's been one of my favorite stories ever since, and I have been in several stage productions of it.
I love the art style of this film, it’s somehow both eerie and oddly comforting
I can never get sick of Christmas songs and movies
Alistair sim was 71 when he did the voice of scrooge and he was 51 when he played him in the film. He is the best scrooge in my opinion. 😀
Thanks...I never knew that,,,the best in my opinion too
I concur
In your opinion my opinion and many other opinions.
Something I’ve noted when viewing renditions of this story is that often the two children (ignorance and want) that hide beneath the skirts of the ghost of Christmas Present are often kept out of the story……..so glad they are included in this wonderful version.
I think many consider them too bleak for something often shown during primetime
Chuck Jones. The OG of cartoons.
I remember this animation when I was a kid.. I'm glad to see it again thank you
Timeless classic. Superb animation.
I knew I wasn't the only one to listen to Christmas music all year. It's my bedtime and cheer up music. God bless us... every one!
What is the name of the music intro of this movie? I'm asking you, because you listen Christmas music all the year😊😊 is just I love this song and I don't know what is its name 😊😊 I only know that is a Christmas coral music 😊😊 thank you 😊😊
I watched this on TV as a kid. It is absolutely the best version ever, and I was so very happy to find it here. Only the Muppets come close!
Absolutely agree. I remember that casket floating up the stairs creeping me out sooo bad when I was younger. 😁
Been watching this one since it aired. It's an overlooked classic.
Yes, it is. Merry Christmas Kenny..
Saw this many times on CBS when I was a kid. I looked forward to it every year. Such great artistry. It was especially scary when the Ghost of Christmas Present showed the children living under his robes. 😮
We must be about the same age because I too loved watching this version on tv as a kid. Then it seemed to disappear until I found it again on RUclips. It’ll always be my favorite version. And you’re right-the scene with the children in the robe was terrifying then and now!
I still don’t like that ghost, gives me the creeps.
The best animated film version, of the classic Christmas tale, ever!! Hand's down!!! At the beginning, once I saw Chuck Jones' name, I knew I wouldn't be disappointed. Totally missed this one, my whole life. Excellent 👍!!!
One of the most accurate depictions of the original novel, especially Ghost of Christmas Past.
Well, except the Ghost was genderless; having male and female traits and looking like something between a child and an elderly person. This one does look like a child, but the voice gives off a female impression.
@@hunterolaughlin I assume you're talking about the Ghost of Christmas Past. It was a truer depiction of that Spirit than any other movie or T.V. show ever has managed. Though Scrooge calls it "Sir," Dickens pretty consistently calls it "it," and it is a very ambiguous being, at one point bearing "fragments" of all the faces it had shown to Scrooge, both males and females. As for the voice, it was performed by English actress Diana Quick and deepened to sound uncertain.
I saw this on its original 1971 broadcast. I was 7 yrs old. It scared the what-for out of me! And I've never forgotten it. Ignorance and Want are portrayed as no living being can do.
Same here, except that I was four or five.
No one draws animation like this. These are priceless.
In 1858 Charles Dickens came to Dublin to give readings of his Christmas Carol , in the Rotunda Theatre...it was mobbed outside by crowds wanting to see this literary colossus. Thank you Charles Dickens for bringing some magic into this world....🇮🇪🎄🇬🇧
I remember watching this on BBC as a child in the 70's.... It made me cry them and still does... And the story is now being repeated as we seem to be returning to Dickensian poverty for some.
"This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.”
Who else is here for the memories of when it first aired? 😍💯👍🏼👏🏼🙏🏼
:) 🙋🏻♀️
Yup!
Looked forward to this every Christmas with my brother who has since passed away a part of our Christmas I will never forget
Sorry to hear about your brother, I’d like to think he still watched it with you when you watch it 😊🎄☃️❄️
January 1 2021 and just found this animated version of scrooge with the voice of the man who will always for myself be the best scrooge ever Alistair Sim. A Happy New Year To You !!
This is one of the few versions of "A Christmas Carol" that gets the times mentioned by Jacob Marley right. Most get them wrong, which makes Scrooge's comments on Christmas Morning sound silly. This is really one of the best animated versions of the story ever made.
This is my favorite, animated version of this story. Told the way it should be told; a true ghost story.
The greatest interpretation I've ever seen - the ghosts were TRULY otherworldly and sober minded with this mans' soul at stake.
If the last two years has taught me anything, it's to count my blessings.
To everyone watching this classic , a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and the beginnings of MUCH BETTER THINGS (Please GOD! 🙏) come 2022.
Merry Christmas!
December 6 2021:
Watching this again!!!! 😃
Thank you for posting this classic! The wife and I watch this every year! ❤
Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
Amazing how the 2 best renditions of The Christmas Carol both feature Alistair Sim. The 1951 Classic Scrooge with him is hands down the best ever made and then this comes in second. No other is even close.
A 1971 TV special, subsequently released theatrically, making it eligible for Oscar consideration. It won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film a year later. Some industry insiders took issue that a short originally shown on television was given the award, and the Academy responded by changing its policy, disqualifying any future works initially shown on television eligibility.
As a child growing up in the 70s I lived for this type of animation. It was fun and magical to me. Seeing the old cell animation like this takes me back to Magical Christmases when my mother was still alive. Thank you for uploading this. It is truly a masterpiece.
Creepy and grim, but appropriate. Best portrayal of Christmas Past and if Ignorance and Want I have ever seen.
Alistair Sim passed away only five years later, in 1976, from cancer. Very much missed.
I remember watching this as a kid the first around 😁
Chuck Jones , best known for his work with WB cartoon classic, was the illustrator for this classic. The scenes with Marley's ghost creeped me out. These days, the artistry amazes me.
Though somewhat condensed, this version is very faithful to the book and the animation is second to none.
I watch it every year, a few times because this is a Christmas classic. Why do we not see any of these classic’s on Tv 📺. It’s a dang shame . God bless all who believe in something more then themselves!!!! Nute 🦎🙏
Well said it would be great for the young children to watch on tv as we always watch scrooge at christmas
Legal issues, I expect.
It is on TV and RUclips every year. They can watch any time they like. I suspect you are even older then me. You think yourself better then younger generations. A touch of the Scrooge in you I think.
@@lynnpayne9519 not better, more cultured and well-mannered
I try to watch this every year around the holidays and it always makes me tear up
Christmas
Just watched this and was blown away. Sim is of course excellent, the animation style is fantastic. A wonderful gem.
Fantastic. I was 9 years old when this first aired while I was growing up in Portland Oregon, it was the best of times, not the worst of times
I love that nod you gave to the great Charles Dickens there. 😊
Dickens a great writer of his age. A man who as boy became impoverished because of his father's bankruptcy. He brought to people the poverty and desolation of the Victorian era.Whilst the British empire was expanding many where living in abject poverty all over the UK.
Of all the adaptations of this story, this is probably my favorite
Ditto. Merry Christmas, friend.
@@HellAintHalfFull same here🎄
Me too
My two favorite adaptations both star Mr. Sim!
Same
Has to be one of the most terrifying depictions of Jacob Marley... loved it as a kid and love it now!
Amen ! Totally agree ! 😁👍🎄🌨☃️
The animation style is the best of all animated adaptions of Charles Dickens novella. If you look at the original illustrations of Dickens first printed book, you will see the similarities visually with this animated adaption. Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year in 2023.
I miss the 90's, my childhood.
I felt the spirit of Christmas then.
Watching Christmas cartoons in the morning.
Beautiful! Thank you.
This is from 1971, but I hear you. :-)
I love the animation for this version and I love the way the spirit of Christmas Past is drawn and represented. I wish someone could have given this production the budget of the Disney/Jim Carrey version so they could tell the story in full but with this animation. It’s beautiful. If we can have 3 hour superhero movies, why can’t we show this wonderful story in full for 2 hours?
I remember this as a very little girl, seeing this on television back in the early 70s.
My brother and i used to watch this cartoon every year..each time we had to sleep with our mom because we were too scared to sleep alone 😂😂
Seen this years ago on tv. I think it is THE best animated rendering of A Christmas Carol EVER! So true to the actual story and all its nuance. I watch it every year. WOW!
An absolute classic. Merry Christmas 2022!
This cartoon scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.
OMG ME TOO !!!
Same
When he slams his jaw shut and falls out the window 😭😭
Same 😆
But this is my favorite ❤
SAME. We had this on a VHS tape with a bunch of other random junk and watched it every year.
I remember seeing this in primary school and not sleeping properly for a couple nights leading up to Christmas, it scared the absolutely crap out of me, I think I watched half of it through my fingers!
Michael Hordern is by far the best Marley’s ghost ever. His screams and pitiful wailing both terrify and break your heart.
But Frank Finlay gives him a close run. He just about puts George C. Scott's Scrooge through the wall, and I don't mean the fourth one.
Remember watching this a couple of times as a child, always found it mesmerising.
the animation and the fact that they got sim to reprise his role, put this version in the top ten of adaptations.
I watch this every Christmas! Best childhood memories! Totally creeped me out when I was a kiddo but I loved it!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!! 🎅🎅🎅
It may only be September,.....but anyone else enjoying this festive classic?.....
Yes!
I definitely am!
Yes
I just finished watching this masterpiece, today, 10/23/20. I've seen it a few times through the years.
I was born in 71 and its brought back lively memories from my childhood..thanks for this..have a great Xmas.
Gav, We were married in 1971. This was our first Christmas together. A beautiful animated film most remembered for its eerie beauty and the boys' choir singing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Still married and happy. Hope your Christmas this year is wonderful.
@@starrfaithfull6934 thankyou and the same to you..I've been with my wife now 30 years...but I love these old cartoons ..you can never beat the old stuff no matter what anyone says..have a great Xmas.
This was a masterpiece! They certainly don’t produce animations with this amount of craftsmanship anymore
Merry Christmas everyone!!!! Watching this tonight 11-26-20 😃
I watch this every Christmas 🎄
When it comes to this Christmas classic, be it the cartoon version or the film version, there is no better scrooge than the late great Alistair Sym !
i was 9 years old when this came out! ❤seeing it now as old man 😢
You're not old, buddy
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