Joe (Jonathan Ashmore) is a young boy who lives in a poor section of London. He becomes convinced that through the mythical powers of a unicorn, he can grant the wishes of his mother (Celia Johnson) and his friends. He searches endlessly until he finds his unicorn ... which turns out to be a goat with one misshapen horn. Based on the novel by Wolf Mankowitz and directed by Carol Reed (THE THIRD MAN). Reed has proven that he has a knack working with child actors in movies like THE FALLEN IDOL and the Oscar winning OLIVER! and that's on display here, too. While not entirely successful (its initial reviews were mixed), posterity has been kind to this charming fantasy. I felt the portrayal of the child protagonist made him too innocent, too naive. Raised in a working class section of London, one would think he would be more street savvy. But I'm nitpicking. There's a genuine mystical quality about the film. With Diana Dors (surprisingly good), Brenda De Banzie, Lou Jacobi, David Kossoff, Joe Robinson and Sid James.
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