Directed by:
Alexander MackendrickScreenplay:
Denis CannanCinematography:
Erwin HillierComposer:
Tristram CaryCast:
Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland, Constance Cummings, Jack Gwillim, Patricia Donahue, Paul Stassino, Marne Maitland, Zia MohyeddinPlots(1)
After an air raid in Port Said kills his parents, Sammy Hartland (Fergus McLelland) is left alone, penniless and vulnerable in colonial Africa. 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). (Independent Cinema Office)
(more)Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Romania
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Fergus McClelland
UK
Best movies:
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Constance Cummings
USA
Best movies:
The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
Movie Crazy (1932)
American Madness (1932)
Jack Gwillim
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Patricia Donahue
USA
Best movies:
The Pirate (1978) (TV movie)
Cutter's Way (1981)
Paul Stassino
Cyprus
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
Thunderball (1965)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Marne Maitland
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Zia Mohyeddin
India
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Khartoum (1966)
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)