His scrooge is a man whos too clever for his own good pennywise and poundfoolish, as they say. We delve back into more than a century of a christmas carol movies to find. Patrick stewart is perfect in the role of ebenezer scrooge, and whilst some may favour the more classic version of alistair sim, i prefer the more gusto performance by stewart. Patrick stewart movies and tv shows tv listings tv guide.
Watch a christmas carol starring patrick stewart in this fantasy on directv. The piculiarity of this particular scrooge is that, being played by stewart, he is bald. A christmas carol may be versatile but its not that versatile. A couple of things i thought could have been better are scrooge getting too comfortable talking to marley and the ghost of christmas yet to come has a human armhand, not skeletal, though you only see its eyes in the hood.
Grant, joel grey, ian mcneice the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. In just one night, he has seen his past, his present, and his future. A christmas carol with patrick stewart and others is our favorite one. This time the role of scrooge was played by patrick stewart, and his performance was enhanced by warbecks traditionalist score. Patrick stewart gives a wonderful performance, but the supporting cast is also very strong. Caine tried gamely to play opposite a bunch of puppets. Onstage, stewart played all the roles, but in this madeforcable film hes a younger but no less meaner scrooge than usual. No selfrespecting christmas carol site would be caught online without including a tribute to the one contemporary man who embodies it most. This is definitely my favourite film version of a christmas carol. Our family watched both movies within a week of each other shortly before christmas, and we all came away. Watch a christmas carol online stream full movie directv. Dickens ebenezer scrooge patrick stewart receives visits from three christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future. A christmas carol patrick stewart and a christmas carol. A christmas carol is a 1999 britishamerican madefortelevision film adaptation of charles dickens famous 1843 novella a christmas carol that was first televised december 5, 1999 on tnt.
Ebenezer scrooge patrick stewart has just buried his longtime friend and business partner, jacob marley on christmas eve in 1843. A christmas carol 1999 stream and watch online moviefone. I thought it was amusing that captain picard was portraying scrooge. Richard grant portrays bob cratchit as i pictured him when i read the book. Patrick stewarts oneman version of a christmas carol was originally presented on broadway. Scrooge is a skinflint businessman who loathes the christmas season and begrudges having to give time off to his best employee, bob cratchit richard e. An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on christmas eve. To anyone who doesnt know the story of a christmas carol, so newborn babies, major spoilers. In the mid1990s, sir patrick stewart taking a break from his captain picard duties on film embarked on a successful run on broadway performing a oneman stage version of a christmas carol. A christmas carol 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Patrick stewart plays his scrooge as more of an arrogant and aloof. A christmas carol tv movie 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
I tried ranking a christmas carol adaptations and it. Patrick stewart stars in this madefortnt adaptation of a christmas carol that comes to dvd with a standard fullframe transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio. It was directed by david jones and stars patrick stewart as ebenezer scrooge and richard e. A christmas carol 1999, starring patrick stewart 9.
The movie was about 95 minutes long, but if it were an hour longer, i would have still wanted to see more. The problem with the muppet christmas carol isnt caine. His scrooge is arguably among the four or five best screen interpretations of the. The next generation stars as scrooge, the meanspirited miser who gets his terrifying comeuppance when he imagines hes visited by the ghosts of christmas past. A strange thing happened though, i liked the movie when i watched it. Christmas eve featurette the making of christmas eve 2015 patrick stewart, jon heder movie hd. Whether it be a charles dickens book read by the christmas tree, or a staged reading, or a broadway production, or one of the many movie adaptations, everybody has their favorite production of this perennial classic. The closedcaptioned english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital surround. Released 1999, a christmas carol stars patrick stewart, richard e. Stranger still, it became my favourite version of a christmas carol and my favourite christmas movie of all time. This one stars patrick stewart, an odd choice, but he pulls it off. A viewers guide to various versions of a christmas carol. Stephen warbeck, who won the academy award for his work on shakespeare in love, tackled the umpteenth film adaptation of the classic dickens story a christmas carol. Still, its not like its a bad version of a christmas carol, and you could do a lot worse if youre looking for a version that sticks close to the original novel.
A christmas carol patrick stewart 1999 video dailymotion. Patrick stewart stars as scrooge, the meanspirited miser who gets his terrifying comeuppance when he imagines hes visited by the ghosts of christmas past. Patrick stewart is excellent as scrooge in this version of a christmas carol. Read the a christmas carol plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Suggestion christmas movie mv from velvetrrevolv3r6 warnings. This is arguably the movie version of a christmas carol to which all others. However, this is balanced by patrick stewart, who growls. This was the most realistice one and we rather enjoyed every moment. It was the most pleasing and touching christmas carol we loved every part of it. Its a christmas tradition that i cherish each year at a very high stressful time. This version of the famous classic begins with jacob marleys funeral, with ebenezer scrooge patrick stewart being the only person attending. Patrick stewarts a christmas carol a christmas carol. Stewarts primary connection to dickens story is his famous oneman performance, which he has done annually to packed houses since 1989. The music was wonderful and the actors were the best.
Add a christmas carol to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. There are no tv airings of a christmas carol in the next 14 days. Patrick stewart discusses returning to two of his lifelong projects in his oneman christmas carol and the cbs all access series star trek. An american christmas carol 1979, starring henry winkler 10. The next generation stars as scrooge, the meanspirited miser who gets his terrifying comeuppance when he imagines hes visited by the ghosts of christmas past, present and future, and taken on a lifealtering journey. Nothing beats the impact of live theater, and so for years now stewart has personified ebenezer scrooge for me well, mr. A christmas carol 1999 movieguide the family guide.
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature. The closedcaptioned english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital. A christmas carol by david jones david jones, patrick. A christmas carol is a oneman stage performance by english actor patrick stewart of the charles dickens 1843 novella of the same title, which has been performed in the united kingdom and the united states on occasion since 1988 stewart was originally inspired to create the adaptation during the production of the 1986 film lady jane. The next generation stars as scrooge, the meanspirited miser who gets his terrifying comeuppance when he imagines. Find out when and where you can watch patrick stewart movies and tv shows with the full listings schedule at. A christmas carol 1999 cast and crew dickens ebenezer scrooge patrick stewart receives visits from three christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future. Jim carrey got animated and patrick stewart did a oneman stage show. It was directed by david jones and stars patrick stewart as ebenezer.
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