A Kid for Two Farthings (film)
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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 Jonathan Ashmore |
| 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 |
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". At the end of the film, Mr. Kandinsky softly sings fragments of an English translation of the song.
It was one of the last films produced by Alexander Korda before his death.