A Boy Ten Feet Tall

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A Boy Ten Feet Tall

G

1963

2h 8m

Adventure

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10 Reviews

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50+ Ratings

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

Variety Staff

Variety

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.

Mar 6, 2020

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TIME Staff

TIME Magazine

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.

Mar 6, 2020

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

The best live-action children's film I've ever seen, with a grasp of the quality of childhood experience so firm and precise that it is equally meaningful for adult audiences.

Jun 9, 2007

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Judith Crist

New York Herald Tribune

Suspense, humor, adventure and some home truths are embodied in the film.

Aug 15, 2022

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Isabel Quigly

The Spectator

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.

Mar 6, 2020

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MFB Critics

Monthly Film Bulletin

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.

Feb 8, 2018

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Originally released in the UK in 1963 as Sammy Going South.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Alexander Mackendrick

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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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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