Hand in Hand (1961 film)

Hand in Hand
Poster
Directed byPhilip Leacock
Written by
Produced byHelen Winston
Starring
  • Loretta Parry
  • Philip Needs
CinematographyFreddie Young
Edited byPeter Tanner
Music byStanley Black
Color processBlack and white
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner-Pathé Distributors
Release dates
  • 7 April 1963 (1963-04-07) (UK)
  • 6 February 1961 (1961-02-06) (New York)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hand in Hand (also known as The Star and the Cross ) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Philip Needs, Loretta Parry, John Gregson and Sybil Thorndike. It was written by Sidney Harmon and Diana Morgan.

The film is about the friendship between two young children, one a Roman Catholic boy about nine, the other a 7-year-old Jewish girl.