Sammy Going South

Sammy Going South
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Sammy Going South

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Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick

Overview

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 (Rated: 6)

    A 10 years-old boy’s 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 conc...

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