Sammy Going South

6.1 / 10

(14 votes)

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Adventure

Duration:

128 minutes

Year:

1963

Director:

Alexander Mackendrick

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Company:

Michael Balcon Productions,

Bryanston Films,

British Lion Films,

Paramount Pictures

Cast:
Edward G. Robinson

Cocky Wainwright

Fergus McClelland

Sammy Hartland

Constance Cummings

Gloria van Imhoff

Paul Stassino

Spyros Dracondopolous

Harry H. Corbett

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Crew:
Alexander Mackendrick

Director

W.H. Canaway

Novel

Denis Cannan

Screenplay

Hal Mason

Producer

Erwin Hillier

Director of Photography