Sammy Going South

  • Adventure
3/18/1963
128
NR

Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!

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.

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  • Wuchak

    A 10 years-old boys 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 its based on, Sammy Going South (an inferior title). Its, thankfully, not a Disney kids flick, but more along the lines of the future "The Black Stallion Returns" and, especially, Duma, which happens to be the best of the lot. Both this movie and Duma feature a galago (bush baby) scene. ...

    August 22, 2025

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