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.
United Kingdom
Adventure
128 minutes
1963
Alexander Mackendrick
Michael Balcon Productions,
Bryanston Films,
British Lion Films,
Paramount Pictures

1985
5.2

1990
5.0

1949
5.7

1987
6.9

2000
5.4

2003
6.4

1962
6.8

1967
6.9

1985
5.4

1986
7.0

2001
7.0

1986
4.8

1998
6.9

1985
6.2

1995
6.3

2006
6.5

1994
8.3

1998
7.1

2003
6.0

1978
7.2