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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Edward G. Robinson
Cocky Wainwright
Fergus McClelland
Sammy Hartland
Constance Cummings
Gloria van Imhoff
Paul Stassino
Spyros Dracondopolous
Harry H. Corbett
Lem
Alexander Mackendrick
Director
Zia Mohyeddin
The Syrian
W.H. Canaway
Writer
Orlando Martins
Abu Lubaba
Denis Cannan
Writer
John Turner
Heneker
Zena Walker
Aunt Jane
Hal Mason
Producer
Les Baxter
Composer
Jack Gwillim
District Commissioner
Tristram Cary
Composer
Patricia Donahue
Kathy Hartland
Jared Allen
Bob Hartland
Guy Deghy
Doctor
Marne Maitland
Hassan
Steven Scott
Egyptian Policeman at Luxor Hotel
Frederick Schiller
Head Porter Luxor Hotel
H.L. Bird
Sound Mixer
Jack Harris
Editor
Robert Lennard
Casting Director
Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography
Henry Montsash
Hairdresser
Philip Leakey
Makeup Artist
Norman Warwick
Second Unit Director of Photography
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor
Peter Price
Assistant Director
Ted Tester
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 1963
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsKenya
Genres
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.