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6.3After 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- africa
- journey
- child protagonist
- suez crisis
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
666 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Adventure
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Cast member
- Edward G. Robinson
- Composer
- Tristram Cary
- Narrative location
- Africa
- Filming location
- Kenya
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 260914
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- publication date
- 1963-01-01
- title
- Sammy Going South
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- review score
- 6.8/10
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Available in 12 languages
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