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A Kid for Two Farthings

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Original title

A Kid for Two Farthings

Year

1955

Running time

96 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Carol Reed

Screenwriter

Wolf Mankowitz. Book: Wolf Mankowitz

Cast

Music

Benjamin Frankel

Cinematography

Edward Scaife

Producer

London Films

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Romance | Family Relationships. Wrestling. Animals

Synopsis

In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanne, who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor shop. Joe is innocently and earnestly determined to help realize the wishes of his poor, hard-working neighbours. Hearing from Mr. Kandinsky the tale that a captured unicorn will grant any wish, Joe uses his accumulated pocket change to buy a kid with an emerging horn, believing it to be a unicorn. His subsequent efforts to make dreams come true exemplify the power of hope and will amidst hardship.

Awards: 1955: Cannes: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

1955: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best British Actor (David Kossoff)

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A Kid for Two Farthings

1955

Carol Reed

6.1

(75)