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63% Critic Match
Sammy Going South
“Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!”
6.3 / 10• 1963• 2h 8m•NR• English
Adventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Edward G. Robinson
Cocky Wainwright
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexander Mackendrick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sammy Going South is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
