One Pound Only

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One Pound Only
Directed by Yoram Gross
Written byYoram Gross
Moshe Hadar
Produced byYoram Gross
StarringYankel Ben Sira
Gideon Singer
Music byEddie Halperin
Production
company
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Israel
Language Hebrew

One Pound Only (also known as A Pound A Piece) is a 1964 Israeli black and white slapstick comedy directed by Yoram Gross. [1]

Contents

Yoram Gross' success at the Israeli box office with this came after his first movie, Joseph the Dreamer . [2]

Plot

Gidi "the tall" and Jako "the short", are two bums who colourfully paint the gray streets of Tel Aviv, trying to make some money and find a shelter.

Cast

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