Sammy Going South
1963 British film by Alexander Mackendrick / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sammy Going South (retitled A Boy Ten Feet Tall for its later US release) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, photographed by Erwin Hillier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland and Constance Cummings.[2]
Sammy Going South | |
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Directed by | Alexander Mackendrick |
Screenplay by | Denis Cannan |
Based on | Sammy Goes South by W.H. Canaway |
Produced by | Hal Mason |
Starring | Edward G. Robinson |
Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
Edited by | Jack Harris |
Music by | Tristram Cary |
Production companies | Great Shows, Ltd. Bryanston Films |
Distributed by | Bryanston Films (UK) Paramount Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £385,000[1] |
Sammy Going South was based on a 1961 novel by W. H. Canaway and adapted for the screen by Denis Cannan. It was produced by Michael Balcon Productions and Bryanston Films. The film had a difficult production period; Robinson suffered a heart attack and some cast members were bitten by snakes.[3] It was first broadcast on British television on BBC2 on Christmas Day 1970 and on American television by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1971.