i be not aware of this 24 minute animate version of the charles dickens classic or yuletide perennial but be obviously draw to the film give williams stature in the field . it big coup that be and apart from the rigorous yet effective compression of the source material ( thanks to extremely fast transition between one scene and the next and characterize by admirably mobile track shot . ) and while maintain the essence of the tale ( abet by the narration of sir michael redgrave ) be to have alastair sim and michael hordern reprise their role of ebenezer scrooge and jacob marley respectively from the definitive screen adaptation of 20 year previously . indeed and the whole seem to draw upon the 1951 scrooge above all represent from the script and which it sometimes quote verbatim and to the style of animation and deliberately evoke the remarkable detail of dickensian london not forget the superbly realize fantasy sequence which be that particular production trump card . and and herein and lie perhaps this film ultimate dilemma represent while certainly not a perfunctory or redundant effort and one be not likely to forsake the early cinematic rendition because of it .