Voller Wunder ist das Leben (1955)
Der kleine Joe lebt mit seiner Familie in einem recht ärmlichen Viertel von London, im Umkreis der Petticoat Lane. Kurz nachdem ihm der Schneider Kandinsky an Weihnachten die alte Legende vom wundertätigen Einhorn erzählt hat, das Wünsche wahr machen kann, begegnet der Junge einer Ziege, die nur noch eines ihrer Hörner besitzt. Joe ist davon überzeugt, dass er es mit dem sagenumwobenen Einhorn zu tun hat. Flugs versucht er, seinen Nachbarn und Bekannten unter die Arme zu greifen, indem er mit dem Einhorn ihre Wünsche erfüllt. Und zur Überraschung aller ist er dabei sogar erfolgreich: Schneider Kandinsky kommt zu seiner ersehnten Dampfpresse, Sonia heiratet den schon lange von ihr bewunderten Sam, der auch noch bei einem Kampf im Ring erfolgreich ist. Doch wie lange wird der Zauber anhalten?
Der Regisseur:
Carol Reed
Der Autor:
Wolf Mankowitz
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Celia Johnson as Joanna |
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Diana Dors as Sonia |
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David Kossoff as Avrom Kandinsky |
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Joe Robinson as Sam Heppner |
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Jonathan Ashmore as Joe |
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Brenda De Banzie as Lady Ruby |
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Primo Carnera as Python Macklin |
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Lou Jacobi as Blackie Isaacs |
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Sidney James as Ice Berg |
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Irene Handl as Mrs. Abramowitz |
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Sydney Tafler as Madam Rita |
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Danny Green as Bully Bason |
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Vera Day as Mimi |
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Daphne Anderson as Dora |
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Joseph Tomelty as Vagrant |
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Harold Berens as Oliver |
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Bart Allison as Auctioneer (uncredited) |
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Barbara Archer as Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited) |
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Harry Baird as Jamaica (uncredited) |
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Alfie Bass as Alf the Bird Man (uncredited) |
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Bruce Beeby as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Paddy Brannigan as Market Patron (uncredited) |
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Madge Brindley as Mrs. Quinn (uncredited) |
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Eddie Byrne as Sylvester the Photographer (uncredited) |
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Peter Gilmore as Walk on part (uncredited) |
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Harold Goodwin as Chick Man (uncredited) |
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Nora Gordon as Customer (uncredited) |
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George Hurst as Dog Man (uncredited) |
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Lily Kann as Mrs. Kramm (uncredited) |
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Harold Kasket as (uncredited) |
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Sam Kydd as (uncredited) |
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Harry Locke as Stallholder (uncredited) |
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Arthur Lovegrove as Postman (uncredited) |
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Edward Malin as Dog Man (uncredited) |
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Lew Marco as Referee (uncredited) |
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Spike Milligan as Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited) |
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Norman Mitchell as Stallholder (uncredited) |
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Judith Nelmes as Alf's Customer (uncredited) |
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Jim Brady as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mollie Palmer as Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited) |
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Dido Plumb as Wrestling Match Audience (uncredited) |
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Raymond Rollett as Breakaway China Stallholder (uncredited) |
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Marigold Russell as Customer's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Charles Saynor as Hokey Pokey Man (uncredited) |
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Jack Sharp as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited) |
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Arthur Skinner as Stallholder (uncredited) |
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Derek Sydney as Indian Fortune Teller (uncredited) |
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Robert Brooks Turner as Porter (uncredited) |
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Barbara Windsor as Blonde with a Crush on Sam (uncredited) |
| Writing | Wolf Mankowitz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Wolf Mankowitz | Novel |
| Directing | Carol Reed | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Barnard | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Edward Scaife | Director of Photography |
| Art | Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Duse | Costume Design |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Sforzini | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Carol Reed | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Bert Bates | Editor |
| Directing | John Bremer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Benjamin Frankel | Original Music Composer |
| Production | John Palmer | Production Manager |
| Sound | Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Production | Margaret Townsend | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Jack N. Green | Third Assistant Director |
