Scrooge (1970) — "Christmas is a time to find yourself a year older and not a day richer."

Of all the versions of A Christmas Carol, few are as willing to sing about it as Scrooge (1970). Ronald Neame directs Albert Finney as a younger, crankier Ebenezer than usual, with Alec Guinness as Marley's ghost and Edith Evans and Kenneth More as the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, in a Leslie Bricusse musical that sends its hero on a detour to Hell that Dickens never wrote. We talk ghosts, "Thank You Very Much," and why this story keeps getting retold. Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, digs into Albert Finney, Charles Dickens, "Thank You Very Much," and so much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support. ——— The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter. New episodes weekly. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kulturecast/id931361376 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5wjxip9XVYapYuY12yEaGY. Back the show: https://www.patreon.com/cw/kulturecast