Sammy Going South
Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!
1963 | 128m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Alexander Mackendrick |
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| Writer: | W.H. Canaway, Denis Cannan |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 18, 1963 |
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| Director: | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Writer: | W.H. Canaway, Denis Cannan |
| Genres: | Adventure |
| Keywords | africa, journey, child protagonist, suez crisis |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, British Lion Films, Michael Balcon Productions, Bryanston Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | Cocky Wainwright |
| Fergus McClelland | Sammy Hartland |
| Constance Cummings | Gloria van Imhoff |
| Paul Stassino | Spyros Dracondopolous |
| Harry H. Corbett | Lem |
| Zia Mohyeddin | The Syrian |
| Orlando Martins | Abu Lubaba |
| John Turner | Heneker |
| Zena Walker | Aunt Jane |
| Jack Gwillim | District Commissioner |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alexander Mackendrick | Director |
| Erwin Hillier | Director of Photography |
| Tristram Cary | Music, Conductor |
| W.H. Canaway | Novel |
| Denis Cannan | Screenplay |
| Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Philip Shipway | Production Manager |
| Robert Lennard | Casting Director |
| Ted Tester | Art Direction |
| H.L. Bird | Sound Mixer |
| Jack Harris | Editor |
| Norman Warwick | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Peter Price | Assistant Director |
| Bob Kindred | Camera Operator |
| George Pink | Assistant Camera |
| Leslie Hodgson | Sound Editor |
| Mary Kessel | Assistant Editor |
| Joan Kirk | Continuity |
| Scott Slimon | Set Decoration |
| Philip Leakey | Makeup Artist |
| Henry Montsash | Hairdresser |
| Ernie Farrer | Wardrobe Master |
| Judith Jourd | Casting Assistant |
| Laurie Turner | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
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| Hal Mason | Producer |
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