Sammy Going South (1963)Ten year old Sammy travels 4500 miles on his own from the Suez Canal to Durban, South Africa. Director:Alexander Mackendrick |
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Cocky Wainwright
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Sammy Hartland
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Gloria van Imhoff
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Lem
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Spyros Dracandopolous
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The Syrian
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Abu Lubaba
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Heneker
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Zena Walker | ... |
Aunt Jane
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District Commissioner
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Kathy Hartland
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Jared Allen | ... |
Bob Hartland
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Doctor
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Hassan
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Egyptian Policeman at Luxor Hotel
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A young boy living in Port Said, Egypt, narrowly escapes a bomb blast that destroys the apartment block where he lives. After discovering that both his parents were killed in the explosion, he decides to travel (on foot) to Durban, South Africa, to be with his only living relative, an aunt. During his 4500 mile journey across africa he has many adventures including a first hand experience with the slave trade and living for a time with a band of poachers and criminals. After several months of travel he finally arrives at his destination. Written by Kevin Steinhauer {K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU}
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21 April 1963 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
A Boy Ten Feet Tall See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music by Ronald Hanmer
Francis, Day & Hunter Music
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When the movie was released in the United States in 1965 (two years after its British release) its American distributors, Paramount, cut so much out of the film to enable it to fit on a double-bill, that the original score by Tristram Cary had to be removed and replaced with a new one by Les Baxter. Paramount also changed the title to "A Boy Ten Feet Tall". See more »Soundtracks
Romance in Beguine(uncredited)
Music by Ronald Hanmer
Francis, Day & Hunter Music
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I recall seeing this movie for the first time on TV back in the mid-70s when it went by a different title (possibly for US viewers), "A Boy 10 Feet Tall". Sadly I have only see this film one other time back in the late 80s. I too was drawn in by this film an it's youthful wanderer determined to make his own way from Egypt to South Africa despite all of the hardships involved. I credit this film in part in helping to pique my interest in travel and the world around me, especially Africa. It's too bad that a DVD or VHS version of this film were never officially released. This is one the films that remain on my 'Must Have' list.