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DICKENS' HOLIDAY MASTERPIECE WITH ALASTAIR SIM AS THE DEFINITIVE SCROOGE.LOADED WITH SPECIAL FEATURES! Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens' immortal tale. Cranky and curmudgeonly Scrooge learns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of the holidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. SPECIAL FEATURES Restored from a new 1080p, 24fps high definition transfer master produced from the 35mm negative. Commentary Tracks by Marcus Hearn and George Cole Introduction by Leonard Maltin Dead to Begin With: The Darker Side of a Classic Scrooge By Another Name: Distributing A Christmas Carol featurette detailing the American release of this British holiday classic. Featuring US distributor Richard Gordon The Human Blarney Stone: Life and Films of Brian Desmond Hurst Chronicling the awe-inspiring life of Ireland's most prolific filmmaker. Featuring Allan Esler Smith, the great, great nephew and biographer of Hurst A Scholar's View Video narrative by Fred Guida, author of A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations Slim Dickens A collection of early examples of Dickens on film. Scrooge and Bleak House Campbell Playhouse: A Christmas Carol A 1939 radio dramatization narrated by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore; and an audio-only bibliographic essay by Fred Guida