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A Boy Ten Feet Tall

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An orphan (Fergus McClelland) leaves Egypt with a toy compass to find his aunt in Durban, South Africa, about 5,000 miles south.

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Variety Staff Variety 03/06/2020
Mackendrick's films usually strike an attitude and have intuition on points of views. Relationships between his key characters are usually more clearly defined and worked on than in this. Go to Full Review TIME Staff TIME Magazine 03/06/2020
This fresh, crackling and suspenseful African adventure story gives top billing to Veteran Edward G. Robinson, who bolsters the fun with his strongest performance in years. Go to Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out 06/09/2007
If the pace is oddly flaccid in places and the photography sometimes verges on travelogue territory, there is no denying the vitality of the performances, Robinson being particularly affecting. Go to Full Review Judith Crist New York Herald Tribune 08/15/2022
Suspense, humor, adventure and some home truths are embodied in the film. Go to Full Review Isabel Quigly The Spectator 03/06/2020
Only Edward G. Robinson, sentimentalised into a role rather like Spencer Tracy's so long ago in Captains Courageous, provides an unclubbish brand of charm. Go to Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin 02/08/2018
The disappointment is that Mackendrick, a film-maker who has been away for much too long, has been unable to make of them more than a prep school guide to darkest Africa. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/03/2021 Originally released in the UK in 1963 as Sammy Going South. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alexander Mackendrick

Director

Edward G. Robinson

Cocky Wainwright

Fergus McClelland

Sammy

Constance Cummings

Gloria van Imhoff

Harry H. Corbett

Lem

Paul Stassino

Spyros Dracandopolous

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Movie Info

Synopsis An orphan (Fergus McClelland) leaves Egypt with a toy compass to find his aunt in Durban, South Africa, about 5,000 miles south.
Director
Alexander Mackendrick
Producer
Hal Mason
Screenwriter
Denis Cannan
Production Co
Michael Balcon Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
British English
Runtime
2h 8m