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A Boy Ten Feet Tall: Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland, Constance Cummings, Harry H. Corbett. Ten year old Sammy travels 4500 miles on his own from the Suez Canal to Durban, South Africa.
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- Adventure
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 1963-04-21
Sammy Going South (retitled A Boy Ten Feet Tall for its later US release) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, photographed by Erwin Hillier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland and Constance Cummings.
Sammy, a 10-year-old boy whose parents were killed in the bombing of Port Said during the Suez Crisis, sets out for Durban to visit his Aunt Jane, unware that he must trek 5,000 miles across an entire continent.
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Edward G. Robinson
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Sammy Going South (retitled A Boy Ten Feet Tall for its later US release) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, photographed by Erwin Hillier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland and Constance Cummings.
- Alexander Mackendrick
A Boy Ten Feet Tall. An orphan (Fergus McClelland) leaves Egypt with a toy compass to find his aunt in Durban, South Africa, about 5,000 miles south.
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- Adventure
- G
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.
