A bored banknote escapes. Yes, the money is the protagonist. Egyptian cinema went WILD in '46.
A Fantasy about a "5 L.E" paper that is bored from staying in a treasury and runs
Practical Effects
1946 puppetry/animation making currency sentient without computers
Direction
Hassan Helmy's sheer audacity directing a banknote
Director
Hassan Helmy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Five Pounds belongs to Egypt's 'Golden Age' when studios experimented wildly with genre—this predates even Disney's animated object films.
The film was considered lost for decades until a partial print resurfaced; complete versions remain rare.
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