Sammy Going South (1965)

Strong and Moving!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Made in 1963, the film tells the story of Sammy's journey from Egypt to South Africa.His parents were killed by British bombing of Port Said during the Suez Crisis. He decides to travel on foot from Port Said to his Aunt in Durban. His journey provides him with unintended adventures. We see the various difficult encounters he has with poachers, criminals, smugglers and others of questionable intentions.Wonderful cinematography and an engaging story but the remote content and dated style might mean it is not immediately accessible viewing for a contemporary audience.

I saw this movie as a kid. I don't know how old I was. It was a very powerful movie, or at least for a young child. I haven't seen it in 35 or 40 years but I sure remember it. I had been kind of thinking about it and remembered the name "The boy who was 10 feet tall". Just for kicks looked it up on Netflix. It wasn't there. It was an awesome movie with British accents. I remember the diamonds and a bush baby??? I don't remember a lot of details about this movie. I knew it took place in Africa. It was a boy turns to man movie. Kind of like British Tom Sawyer only without the humor. It was definitely in black and white. It was a cool movie that I will never forget. This movie is being released by optimum Releasing 6/28/2010 Wow I can't wait!!!!!!

I saw this movie only once when I was somewhere between the ages of 7 and 10 years old. I remember this movie vividly and somehow feel that it has affected my life in a subconscious manner, as some other people have written on here.As I read the other reviews of this movie, I find it strange to see how many people also had the same impression of this film. I don't remember it as Sammy Going South or A Boy Ten Feet Tall, but as The Ten Foot Tall Boy. Funny that I remember it that way. I have mentioned this movie, with the title I remembered it by, to many people (many of whom are movie buffs) but no-one seems to remember it at all.I did a search online and found nothing and nowhere to purchase it. But, fortunately, I am a UCLA alumnus and did a search of The UCLA Film Archives and found it there. I think it is the American edited version, but I would be very glad to be able to see even that version (which is probably the one I did see about 35 years ago, once).It's amazing to see how many people have had the same experience with this film, having seen it only once. This movie must be released on DVD. How does one go about doing that? Who does one need to contact to have this done?

I showed this film ( U.S. version titled "A Boy Ten Feet Tall")at the base theater while stationed with the U.S. Navy in Asmara, Eritrea in 1973 and I thought it was one of Edward G. Robinson's finest. The basic premise of the movie, as I recall after all these years, is a boy is orphaned during an air raid in Egypt and then compelled to live with a foster parent. Having heard that he had an aunt living in South Africa he ran away from the foster parent and set out on his own to South Africa. The story tracks him through many adventures on his way and the best was when he came upon a diamond smuggler, Edward G. Robinson, who eventually befriends the boy and takes him under his wing. Of course this 'soft' gesture eventually leads to Edward G's demise and capture by authorities but he was able to instill a keen sense of responsibility and independence in the boy during their time together. The boy travels further across Africa and does eventually turn up at his Aunt's doorstep. I searched for this movie for years but no one seems to have heard of it. I think it would be a great candidate for a re-release or to come out on DVD.