BFI 2K Restoration of 1951's SCROOGE! (1 Viewer)

[RobertMG]

WOW that a great find!

 

[RobertMG]

Speaking of Renown's "A Christmas Carol", have any of you seen this item before? I just found it at the Value Village around the corner. View attachment 91237 View attachment 91238 View attachment 91239 View attachment 91240 View attachment 91241 Can we start agitating for a restored version from some boutique publisher?

This is a great find! If u go to the J P Morgan Library in NYC they sell an edition that on one side of the page is Dickens own handwriting of the manuscript on the other side is a typed version of the page in case you find it hard to read Dickens handwriting. J P Morgan bought the Dickens manuscript I think in the early 1900's. https://www.levenger.com/LevengerPress/Excerpts/LPExcerpts_christmasCarol.aspx

 

[Capt D McMars]

Just got the BFI"s 2K restoration of 1951's SCROOGE issued by Renown labeled a 150th Anniversary Limited Edition as Mr Dickens died in 1870. Had to buy a multi region player to play it and it was worth it. the picture quality is the best I have seen-yes there are some speckles a line or two but the image is razor sharp and contrast - grey scale are nearly perfect. Hope VCI can get the rights back to this classic - and reissue the disc using this transfer! They could take off any speckles and correct minor things and make the resulting release the definitive release on home video! View attachment 88102

it's editions like this that make a decent multi region player essencial!!

 

[RobertMG]

it's editions like this that make a decent multi region player essencial!!

My multi region player cost me 25.00!

 

[telzall]

Speaking of Renown's "A Christmas Carol", have any of you seen this item before? I just found it at the Value Village around the corner. View attachment 91237 View attachment 91238 View attachment 91239 View attachment 91240 View attachment 91241 Can we start agitating for a restored version from some boutique publisher?

Now, a little late, I'm on the hunt for this!!!!!!!!

 

[RobertMG]

Now, a little late, I'm on the hunt for this!!!!!!!!

The BFI restoration is available Amazon UK See on Amazon If u want the USA release by VCI its on Amazon.com

 

[Capt D McMars]

The BFI restoration is available Amazon UK See on Amazon If u want the USA release by VCI its on Amazon.com

This seems weird that this is a 2 DVD set and no BD?
Charles Dickens' 150th Anniversary Limited Edition Release 2 Disc DVD Set. With Optional Subtitles For The Very First Time. SCROOGE - 1951 (Black & White and Colour Versions) Starring Alastair Sim CBE, George Cole OBE, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Sir Michael Hordern CBE, Jack Warner OBE & Hermione Baddeley. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Renown Pictures are delighted to present a fully restored 2K transfer from the original film elements.

 

[RobertMG]

This seems weird that this is a 2 DVD set and no BD?
Charles Dickens' 150th Anniversary Limited Edition Release 2 Disc DVD Set. With Optional Subtitles For The Very First Time. SCROOGE - 1951 (Black & White and Colour Versions) Starring Alastair Sim CBE, George Cole OBE, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Sir Michael Hordern CBE, Jack Warner OBE & Hermione Baddeley. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Renown Pictures are delighted to present a fully restored 2K transfer from the original film elements.

Somewhere on a British site people claimed they had announced a Blu but it was never issued - the BFI restoration is great BUT as I explained when Marley enters Scrooge does not scream - One time when VCI issued the movie they had to put that in as it was missing but VCI had been given different materials over the years again there were two different versions in England it was called Scrooge in USA A Christmas Carol and bits and pieces might have been different - when Scrooge visits his nephew on XMAS VCI issued one version that was minus one reaction shot of Freds wife seeing Scrooge VCI did correct that

 

[Capt D McMars]

Somewhere on a British site people claimed they had announced a Blu but it was never issued - the BFI restoration is great BUT as I explained when Marley enters Scrooge does not scream - One time when VCI issued the movie they had to put that in as it was missing but VCI had been given different materials over the years again there were two different versions in England it was called Scrooge in USA A Christmas Carol and bits and pieces might have been different - when Scrooge visits his nephew on XMAS VCI issued one version that was minus one reaction shot of Freds wife seeing Scrooge VCI did correct that

it just seemed weird that for the 150th Ann that BFI and Network would not have gone the BD route, rather than, after taking the time to restore it in 2K, to give it the love onto a BD disc that has the room to easly take both versions and the bonus materials.

 

[RobertMG]

it just seemed weird that for the 150th Ann that BFI and Netork would not have gome the BD route, rather than, after taking the toime to restore it in 2K, to give it the love onto a BD disc that has the room to easly take both versions and the bonus materials.

Renown still is not shipping to the states so pple who want the BFI need to go third party kind of sad

 

[telzall]

The BFI restoration is available Amazon UK See on Amazon If u want the USA release by VCI its on Amazon.com

Sorry, I was referring to the book with illustrations from the movie.

 

[Capt D McMars]

Renown still is not shipping to the states so pple who want the BFI need to go third party kind of sad

Network has many Renown titles don't they?

 

[RobertMG]

Sorry, I was referring to the book with illustrations from the movie.

|Maybe ebay?

 

[telzall]

|Maybe ebay?

Yup!

 

[RobertMG]

Network has many Renown titles don't they?

Never checked - Renown has some nice titles not available here in the US

 

[Capt D McMars]

Never checked - Renown has some nice titles not available here in the US

some great UK TV series and movies!!

 

[RobertMG]

some great UK TV series and movies!!

They have a great sale two dramas for 20 pounds but u would need a friend there to buy them and ship them

 

[Capt D McMars]

They have a great sale two dramas for 20 pounds but u would need a friend there to buy them and ship them

Network or Renown?

 

[RobertMG]

Yup!

Amazon 42 pounds! See on Amazon

 

[telzall]

Amazon 42 pounds! See on Amazon

Thanks!!!!