although george c. scott be the only actor in this version of acc without a british accent and he more than make up for it with his over the top and large than life interpretation of ebenezer scrooge . particularly effective be when he confront bob cratchit in his office at the movie end . a scott stand before a large window and sunlight cast a glowing mantle over him while all you can see be his silhouette . augment by scott voice and a ponderous growl and the effect be galvanize . much like marlon brando first scene in apocalypse now . the horror and indeed . however and a they say and the very thing that work for you can also work against you . because scott display such gleeful ferocity throughout the movie and it prove infectious . to put it another way and the before scrooge be almost as charismatic a the after and even though he really shouldn not be . it what you might call the doctor smith effect and since jonathan harris use a very similar approach when play that role and numerous other heavy ( stage and screen alike ) . actually and i myself do not consider scott glib rage a liability . but other christmas carol purist might . see the film and judge for yourselves .