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Sammy Going South (1963) [NR]

Release Date:
March 18, 1963

Original Title:
Sammy Going South

Alternate Titles:
A Boy Ten Feet Tall
L'Odyssée du petit Sammy
Mein Freund, der Diamanten Joe
På äventyr i Afrika
SAMMY minami e iku
Sammy va al sud
Sammy va cap al sud
Ten zuiden van Port Said
サミー南へ行く

Genres:
Adventure

Production Companies:
British Lion Films
Bryanston Films
Michael Balcon Productions
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: PG  US: NR 

Runtime: 128

Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Art Direction:
Ted Tester

Assistant Camera:
George Pink

Assistant Director:
Peter Price

Assistant Editor:
Mary Kessel

Boom Operator:
Ken Ritchie

Camera Operator:
Bob Kindred

Casting Assistant:
Judith Jourd

Casting Director:
Robert Lennard

Conductor:
Tristram Cary

Continuity:
Joan Kirk

Director:
Alexander Mackendrick

Director of Photography:
Erwin Hillier

Editor:
Jack Harris

Hairdresser:
Henry Montsash

Makeup Artist:
Philip Leakey

Music:
Tristram Cary

Novel:
W.H. Canaway

Producer:
Hal Mason

Production Manager:
Philip Shipway

Screenplay:
Denis Cannan

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Norman Warwick

Set Decoration:
Scott Slimon

Sound Editor:
Leslie Hodgson

Sound Mixer:
H.L. Bird

Still Photographer:
Laurie Turner

Wardrobe Master:
Ernie Farrer

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