Sammy Going South

1963 · Directed by Alexander Mackendrick · 128 min · adventure film

★ 6.3/10 · 17 ratings on TMDB

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.