Sammy Going South
Original title: A Boy Ten Feet Tall · Turkish title: Cenup Yolu
“Incredible Adventure in a Land That Knows a Thousand Dangers!”
1963 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by 
Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander MackendrickCast
Edward G. Robinson Fergus McClelland 
Constance Cummings
Credits
Written by: Denis Cannan
Plot
An orphan crosses Africa to reach his aunt.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alexander Mackendrick's adventure follows a newly orphaned boy who walks across Africa to find his aunt, joined by a diamond smuggler. Edward G. Robinson and young Fergus McClelland star in a warm, rugged, if overlooked, road tale.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (711 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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