Sammy Going South
Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!
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.
- Year : 1963
- Country : United Kingdom
- Genre : Adventure
- Studio : Michael Balcon Productions, Bryanston Films, British Lion Films, Paramount Pictures
- Keyword : africa, journey, child protagonist, suez crisis
- Director : Alexander Mackendrick
- Cast : Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland, Constance Cummings, Paul Stassino, Harry H. Corbett, Zia Mohyeddin