Sammy Going South

Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!

6.319632h 8m

Released

Adventure

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1963-03-18

Runtime2h 8m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Videos

1 total

Featurette

Joe Dante on A BOY TEN FEET TALL

Cast & Crew

Edward G. Robinson

as Cocky Wainwright

Fergus McClelland

as Sammy Hartland

Constance Cummings

as Gloria van Imhoff

Paul Stassino

as Spyros Dracondopolous

Harry H. Corbett

as Lem

Zia Mohyeddin

as The Syrian

Orlando Martins

as Abu Lubaba

John Turner

as Heneker

Zena Walker

as Aunt Jane

Jack Gwillim

as District Commissioner

Reviews

Wuchak

Aug 22, 2025

6/10

**_A 10 years-old boy’s colorful adventures in western Africa_** After a tragic bombing during the Suez Crisis in November, 1956, an English lad is forced to flee Port Said, Egypt, and travel to Durban, South Africa, a journey of some 5000 miles. Along the way he runs into an Arab “guide,” a concerned white woman tourist (Constance Cummings) and…

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