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Sammy Going South (1963)

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick

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.

Rated NR | Length 128 minutes

Actors

Edward G. Robinson | Fergus McClelland | Constance Cummings | Paul Stassino | Harry H. Corbett | Zia Mohyeddin | Orlando Martins | John Turner | Zena Walker | Jack Gwillim | Patricia Donahue | Jared Allen | Guy Deghy | Marne Maitland | Steven Scott | Frederick Schiller