After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Cocky Wainwright
Fergus McClelland
Sammy Hartland
Constance Cummings
Gloria van Imhoff
Paul Stassino
Spyros Dracondopolous
Harry H. Corbett
Lem
Zia Mohyeddin
The Syrian
Orlando Martins
Abu Lubaba
John Turner
Heneker
Zena Walker
Aunt Jane
Jack Gwillim
District Commissioner
Patricia Donahue
Kathy Hartland
Jared Allen
Bob Hartland
Guy Deghy
Doctor
Marne Maitland
Hassan
Steven Scott
Egyptian Policeman at Luxor Hotel
Frederick Schiller
Head Porter Luxor Hotel
Crew
Alexander Mackendrick
Director
Denis Cannan
Screenplay
W.H. Canaway
Novel
Jack Harris
Editor
Mary Kessel
Assistant Editor
Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography
Peter Price
Assistant Director
Hal Mason
Producer
Bob Kindred
Camera Operator
George Pink
Assistant Camera
Robert Lennard
Casting Director
Judith Jourd
Casting Assistant
Ernie Farrer
Wardrobe Master
Henry Montsash
Hairdresser
Philip Leakey
Makeup Artist
Norman Warwick
Second Unit Director of Photography
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor
H.L. Bird
Sound Mixer
Ken Ritchie
Boom Operator
Tristram Cary
Music, Conductor
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration
Laurie Turner
Still Photographer
Joan Kirk
Continuity
Philip Shipway
Production Manager
Ted Tester
Art Direction
