Sammy Going South (1963)
2h 8m
Running Time
March 18, 1963Release Date
Sammy Going South (1963)
2h 8m
Running Time
March 18, 1963Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
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Cast & Crew.

Edward G. Robinson
Cocky Wainwright

Fergus McClelland
Sammy Hartland

Constance Cummings
Gloria van Imhoff

Paul Stassino
Spyros Dracondopolous

Harry H. Corbett
Lem

Zia Mohyeddin
The Syrian

Orlando Martins
Abu Lubaba

John Turner
Heneker

John Turner
Heneker

Zena Walker
Aunt Jane

Jack Gwillim
District Commissioner

Patricia Donahue
Kathy Hartland

Jared Allen
Bob Hartland

Guy Deghy
Doctor

Marne Maitland
Hassan

Steven Scott
Egyptian Policeman at Luxor Hotel

Les Baxter
Composer

Frederick Schiller
Head Porter Luxor Hotel

Alexander Mackendrick
Director

W.H. Canaway
Novel

Denis Cannan
Screenplay

Hal Mason
Producer

Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography

Tristram Cary
Music / Conductor

Philip Shipway
Production Manager

Robert Lennard
Casting Director

Ted Tester
Art Direction

H.L. Bird
Sound Mixer

Jack Harris
Editor

Norman Warwick
Second Unit Director of Photography

Peter Price
Assistant Director

Bob Kindred
Camera Operator

George Pink
Assistant Camera

Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor

Mary Kessel
Assistant Editor

Joan Kirk
Continuity

Scott Slimon
Set Decoration

Philip Leakey
Makeup Artist

Henry Montsash
Hairdresser

Ernie Farrer
Wardrobe Master
Media.

Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 1963
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsKenya
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
africa
journey
child protagonist
suez crisis
Wiki.
Sammy Going South (retitled A Boy Ten Feet Tall for its later US release) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, photographed by Erwin Hillier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland and Constance Cummings.
Sammy Going South was based on a 1961 novel by W. H. Canaway and adapted for the screen by Denis Cannan. It was produced by Michael Balcon Productions and Bryanston Films. The film had a difficult production period; Robinson suffered a heart attack and some cast members were bitten by snakes. It was first broadcast on British television on BBC2 on Christmas Day 1970 and on American television by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1971.
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