Sammy Going South

Sammy Going South

128 mins | Adventure | March 18, 1963

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.

Sammy Going South

128 mins | Adventure | March 18, 1963

Sammy Going South
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Paramount, Michael Balcon Productions, Bryanston Films, Seven Arts Pictures
Original title Sammy Going South
Directors Joan Kirk, Peter Price, Alexander Mackendrick
Writers Denis Cannan, W.H. Canaway

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

as Cocky Wainwright

Fergus McClelland

as Sammy Hartland

Constance Cummings

as Gloria van Imhoff

Paul Stassino

as Spyros Dracondopolous

Zia Mohyeddin

as The Syrian

Orlando Martins

as Abu Lubaba

John Turner

as Heneker

Zena Walker

as Aunt Jane

Jack Gwillim

as District Commissioner

Patricia Donahue

as Kathy Hartland

Jared Allen

as Bob Hartland

Guy Deghy

as Doctor

Marne Maitland

as Hassan

Steven Scott

as Egyptian Policeman at Luxor Hotel

Frederick Schiller

as Head Porter Luxor Hotel