A Kid for Two Farthings (film)
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A Kid For Two Farthings is a 1955 British comedy-drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was adapted by Wolf Mankowitz from his 1953 novel of the same name. The title is a reference to the traditional Passover song, "Chad Gadya", which begins "One little goat which my father bought for two zuzim".[2] At the end of the film, Mr. Kandinsky softly sings fragments of an English translation of the song.
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Directed by | Carol Reed |
Screenplay by | Wolf Mankowitz |
Based on | A Kid for Two Farthings 1953 novel by Wolf Mankowitz |
Produced by | Carol Reed |
Starring | Celia Johnson Diana Dors David Kossoff Joe Robinson |
Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
Edited by | Bert Bates |
Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
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Distributed by | Romulus Films |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £198,120[1] |
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It was one of the last films produced by Alexander Korda before his death.[3]