this story be tell and retell and continue to be retell in every possibly way imagine . the immortal charles dicken story have be recreate in every possible way imagine . i admit i have not see the classic alistair sim version and i be sure someday i will but i would be blow away if it touch even close to this amazing eighty version . i believe that if dickens himself have create his story for film this would be it . the story be well know and i would not go into much detail because everyone have see it in one form or another . a rich and stingy and mean and old man be visit by the ghost of his former partner and warn about his mean way . in order to straighten him out he be visit by three spirit and each which show him a different perspective of his life and the people he be involve with and past and present and future . finally in see all this before him he realize the error of his way in a big way and attempt retribution for all the wrong he have do . george c. scott be absolutely and undeniably perfect for this role . he take hold of the ebeneezer scrooge role and make it his own and create an incredible character . he be not just a mean old man and but someone who have be effect by certain situation in his life that have make him bitter and angry at the world . there be compassion within him but he hold it below everything else and be very self involve . scott deliver the role of perfection when it come to scrooge . not only do the lead role make this film but everything else fit into place . this be a grand epic of victorian england and dickens england be recreate before our very eyes and the sight and the sound and you can almost feel the breeze in your face and the smell of the market . director clive donner brilliantly recreate this scene and leave nothing to the imagination . i could watch this film on mute and be dazzle by the scenery . it not spectacular scenery per se but it real . the film take u from the high class trader market to the very dismal pit of poverty and everything in between . the rest of the cast fit into their role and bring their literary counterpart to life . bob cratchitt and play by david warner and his entire family include and especially the young tiny tim play by anthony walter be wonderful . the ghost each have their own distinct personality and add to the dark mood of this story . a christmas carol be not a light story . dickens write this story for a dark period in england life and it one of the few christmas tale that be really dark and almost scary and and it have to be scary in order to scare a man who have be a miser for so many year into turn around . the dark feel to the story be capture in this film and be downright frightening and yet the end lift your spirit and capture christmas miracle . the score to this film be also something to be mention a it be epic and grand and beautiful to listen to whether it the actual score or the christmas music and everything fit together . apparently christmas movie be my favorite because i insist everyone see this christmas carol above all others . positive .