far rich in texture and character than even the classic from the 30 and 50 . george c. scott be bear to be scrooge and just a he be bear to be patton . mr. scott will be know a one of the great actor of the 20th century . the character of scrooge a play by mr. scott seem to jump off the screen . scott a scrooge bring an richer and more robust and yet a more deeply move scrooge to the screen than any of his predecessor in the role of the mean man in 18th century london . mr. scott seem to bring scrooge to a more personal and understandable yet highly conflict level while his role be act with the great authority scott always bring to the screen represent yet his usual bellicose voice would sometimes be bring to a whisper and almost a a soliloquy and a he would berate the christmas holiday in one breath and yet reveal his own human frailty in his next line . he could portray the sour and crusty scrooge and and a misunderstood and sympathetic scrooge all in the same scene . truly a remarkable performance by a giant of his generation .