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Release Date:
20 July 1955 (Japan)
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Plot:
In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy...
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(8 articles)
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To Russia with love: Wolf Mankowitz suspected of bonding with enemy
(From The Guardian - Film News. 25 August 2010, 4:02 PM, PDT)
Diana Dors: more than just the British Marilyn Monroe
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To Russia with love: Wolf Mankowitz suspected of bonding with enemy
(From The Guardian - Film News. 25 August 2010, 4:02 PM, PDT)
Diana Dors: more than just the British Marilyn Monroe
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A gentle look at the innocence of childhood
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Cast
(in credits order) | Celia Johnson | ... | Joanna |
 | Diana Dors | ... | Sonia |
| David Kossoff | ... | Avrom Kandinsky |
| Joe Robinson | ... | Sam Heppner |
| Jonathan Ashmore | ... | Joe |
| Brenda de Banzie | ... | 'Lady' Ruby |
| Primo Carnera | ... | Python Macklin |
| Lou Jacobi | ... | Blackie Isaacs |
| Irene Handl | ... | Mrs. Abramowitz |
| Danny Green | ... | Bully Bason |
| Sydney Tafler | ... | Madam Rita |
| Sid James | ... | Ice Berg (as Sidney James) |
| Vera Day | ... | Mimi |
| Daphne Anderson | ... | Dora |
| Joseph Tomelty | ... | Vagrant |
| Harold Berens | ... | Oliver |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bart Allison | ... | Auctioneer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Archer | ... | Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited) |
| Harry Baird | ... | Jamaica (uncredited) |
| Alfie Bass | ... | Alf the Bird Man (uncredited) |
| Bruce Beeby | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Frank Blake | ... | Wrestling M.C. (uncredited) |
| Rosalind Boxall | ... | Mrs. Alf (uncredited) |
| Alanna Boyce | ... | (uncredited) |
| Madge Brindley | ... | Mrs. Quinn (uncredited) |
| Eddie Byrne | ... | Sylvester the Photographer (uncredited) |
| Ashr Day | ... | Indian Girl (uncredited) |
| Max Denne | ... | Customer (uncredited) |
| Harold Goodwin | ... | Chick Man (uncredited) |
| Nora Gordon | ... | Customer (uncredited) |
| Charlie Green | ... | Wrestler (uncredited) |
| Ray Hunter | ... | Wrestler (uncredited) |
| George Hurst | ... | Dog Man (uncredited) |
| Lily Kann | ... | Mrs. Kramm (uncredited) |
| Harold Kasket | ... | (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd | ... | (uncredited) |
| Meier Leibovitch | ... | Mendel (uncredited) |
| Locarno | ... | Pigeon Man (uncredited) |
| Harry Locke | ... | (uncredited) |
| James Lomas | ... | Sandwich Board Man (uncredited) |
| Arthur Lovegrove | ... | Postman (uncredited) |
| Edward Malin | ... | Dog Man (uncredited) |
| Lew Marco | ... | Referee (uncredited) |
 | Spike Milligan | ... | Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited) |
 | Norman Mitchell | ... | Stallholder (uncredited) |
| Judith Nelmes | ... | Alf's Customer (uncredited) |
| Mollie Palmer | ... | Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited) |
| Harry Purvis | ... | Champ (uncredited) |
| Raymond Rollett | ... | Breakaway China Stallholder (uncredited) |
| Marigold Russell | ... | Customer's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Charles Saynor | ... | Hokey Pokey Man (uncredited) |
| Arthur Skinner | ... | Stallholder (uncredited) |
| Derek Sydney | ... | Indian Fortune Teller (uncredited) |
| Peter Taylor | ... | Dog Man (uncredited) |
 | Barbara Windsor | ... | Blonde with a Crush on Sam (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Carol Reed | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Wolf Mankowitz | book | |
| Wolf Mankowitz | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Carol Reed | .... | producer | |
| Alexander Korda | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Benjamin Frankel | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Edward Scaife | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bert Bates | (as A.S. Bates) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Wilfred Shingleton | (as Wilfrid Shingleton) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Anna Duse | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Barbara Barnard | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| George Frost | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Tony Sforzini | .... | makeup supervisor (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| John Palmer | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John Bremer | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Jack N. Green | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
| John Pellatt | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Anthony Masters | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Frank Willson | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| John Cox | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Teddy Mason | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Buster Ambler | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| Red Law | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| Ken Ritchie | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Harry Tate | .... | sound camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Ivor Worsley | .... | sound maintenance (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Wally Veevers | .... | matte effects (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Robert Day | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Gerry Fisher | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Bridget Sellers | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Teddy Mason | .... | assembly cutter (uncredited) | |
| Norman Savage | .... | assistant cutter (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Benjamin Frankel | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Olga Brook | .... | continuity (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Dukelow | .... | production secretary (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- London Film Productions (as London Films)
- Independent Film Distributors (IFD) (1955) (UK) (theatrical)
- Lopert Films Distributing Corporation (1955) (UK) (theatrical) (as A Lopert Films Distributing Corporation Release)
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1956) (USA) (theatrical)
- Deutsche London-Film Verleih (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- J.Arthur Rank-Film (1960) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Schröder Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate number not listed) | Germany:6 | West Germany:12 (f)
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Carol Reed's first colour film.See more »
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Python Macklin is clearly meant to be a British wrestler, yet he speaks in a foreign accent.See more »
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A nostalgic film which works on many levels. It is as gentle a look at the innocent magic of childhood as Stephen Spielberg's E.T. It is also a look at the indomitable spirit of London's east enders only 10 years after the end of WWII. Another level is a look back at the 50's, which seem chaste by comparison with today. As one who grew up in the 50's, I can remember that it was exactly like that. Wrestling matches were gritty affairs which took place on Friday night's at the local drill hall, and attracted all the small town gamblers, crooks, bookmakers and "fast Eddies" in town.
The film captures the cockney humor and sharp wit of the polyglot community practically living on top of each other. People lived close to the small shops and businesses. Everyone knew everyone else and saw them all day. Their lives were lived openly, with the neighbors sharing in each others joys, sorrows, gossip, romances, and whatever. The most shining performance is that of the wonderful character actor, David Kossof, as the elderly tailor who strives to keep the child's dream alive.