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.
Alexander Mackendrick | Director |
W.H. Canaway | Novel |
Denis Cannan | Screenplay |
Hal Mason | Producer |
Erwin Hillier | Director of Photography |
Tristram Cary | Music |
Philip Shipway | Production Manager |
Robert Lennard | Casting Director |
Ted Tester | Art Direction |
H.L. Bird | Sound Mixer |