One Wish Too Many Movie Review 1955

A young boy finds a marble that grants wishes. He has the time of his life with his teachers and the school bullies, but runs into trouble when he creates a giant steam roller which overruns London. Winner of Best Children's Film, 1956 Venice Film Festival, but it is hard to say why.

Distribution

Sinister Cinema, PO Box 4369, Medford, OR 97501-0168, Phone: (541)773-6860, Fax: (541)779-8650, Email: scinema@qwest.net, URL: http://www.sinistercinema.com

Available on VHS
Running time 55 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, London

Cast

Anthony Richmond, Rosalind Gourgey, John Pike

Director

John Durst

Producer

Basil Wright, Children's Film Foundation