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
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageEnglish

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's 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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