I'm desperate to find a copy of an animated version of "A Christmas Carol". It was released in 1971, produced by animation legend Chuck Jones, directed by Richard Williams. Alastair Sim--whose live-action 1951 film is widely regarded as the best version of Dickens' classic tale--reprises his role as the voice of Scrooge in this animation. This carton is only half an hour long but it is great! It is scary--that's right, scary--as hell. The ghost of Jacob Marley is worth the cost alone. Ever seen it? It was created for TV, but so well received that it was later released in theatres, where it earned an Oscar for best animated short. I spent hours searching the web, and am now in a bidding war on eBay, where copies of this thing have commanded prices as high as sixty bucks! I found three owners via Amazon, but they want well over one hundred bucks for their copies!
Back in Texas in the '70s (this may have been a national thing) on Saturdays there was a show called something like "Cartoon Classics" or "Animated Masterpieces" or something like that. It showed animated versions of classics such as "The Count of Monte Cristo", "Robinson Crusoe", "The Three Musketeers", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". I'm sure there were many others, but I barely remember it. I remember all the animation as being very spare and basic. Anyway, this Christmas Carol was shown on that program. It made such an impression on me that I've recalled it for years. The sounds, the animation--wow! Check out some screen shots from this site, which lists mosts of the best-known versions of the tale. http://www.cedmagic.com/featured/christmas-carol/christmas-carol.html Anyone have or know of where I can buy either the original, a good copy, or a DVD transfer for a resonable price, say, around twenty-five bucks? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7zgKlB/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
