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The Professional
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Sammy Going South (1963)
March 18, 19632h 8mEN
6.2
15 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Alexander MackendrickWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
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Production Companies
Michael Balcon ProductionsBryanston FilmsBritish Lion FilmsParamount Pictures
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6.0**_A 10 years-old boy’s colorful adventures in western Africa_** After a tragic bombing during the Suez Crisis in November, 1956, an English lad is forced to flee Port Said, Egypt, and travel to Durban, South Africa, a journey of some 5000 miles. Along the way he runs into an Arab “guide,” a concerned white woman tourist (Constance Cummings) and an old man hunter (Edward G. Robinson). “A Boy Ten Feet Tall” (1963) is also known by the name of the 1961 novel it’s based on, “Sammy Going South” (an inferior title). It’s, thankfully, not a Disney kid’s flick, but more along the lines of the f…
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