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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.
6.3
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“Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!”
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Joe Dante on A BOY TEN FEET TALL
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Further watching
- Mar 18, 1963
- 2h 8m
- English
- Alexander Mackendrick
- W.H. Canaway, Denis Cannan
- Released
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Michael Balcon ProductionsBryanston FilmsBritish Lion Films
