Rent Sammy Going South (1963)
3.5 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
After an air raid in Port Said kills his parents, Sammy (Fergus McClelland) is left alone, penniless and vulnerable. So Sammy defiantly sets out to find his Aunt Jane, whom he vaguely remembers lives in Durban, South Africa - at the other end of the continent Along the way, Sammy encounters a variety of disparate characters and untrustworthy adults, including a Syrian peddlar, a sly Greek guide, and a rich, childless American tourist. He navigates a treacherous path through desert, across mountains and down river, until he meets and forms an unlikely bond with world-weary hunter Cocky Wainwright (Edward G. Robinson). Vividly evocative of a world long since crumbled, Sammy Going South is a lesser-known film from the brilliant career of Alexander Mackendrick, director of Ealing classics The Ladykillers and The Man in the White Suit. A film about a child but most resolutely for adults, Sammy Going South is an undiscovered gem that has been carefully restored to best showcase the beauty of the African landscape as seen through a ten-year-old child's eyes. - Actors:
- Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland, Constance Cummings, Harry H. Corbett, Paul Stassino, Zia Mohyeddin, Orlando Martins, John Turner, Zena Walker, Jack Gwillim, Patricia Donahue
- Directors:
- Alexander MacKendrick
- Others:
- Erwin Hillier
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure
- Collections:
- Pig Power: Animal Farm At 70
