Thursday, February 18, 2021

Ronald Searle Illustrations for "Scrooge" (1970) - Part 1


We continue to stalk the work of British artist Ronald Searle with his illustrations for the main titles of 1970's "Scrooge" starring Albert Finney.

I remember thinking the credits were very striking when I first saw this movie so many years ago.

The advent of home video and the the internet have given us the option to take a closer look.

There are several illustrations used, some of which had multiple credits. For example, Edith Evans and Kenneth More shared the same one.

Here's each illustration:


Then the last one fades into live action:



Great work!

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