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.
| Writing | Denis Cannan | Screenplay |
| Production | Hal Mason | Producer |
| Camera | Erwin Hillier | Director of Photography |
| Writing | W.H. Canaway | Novel |
| Directing | Alexander Mackendrick | Director |
| Sound | Tristram Cary | Music |
| Sound | Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Production | Philip Shipway | Production Manager |
| Production | Robert Lennard | Casting Director |
| Art | Ted Tester | Art Direction |
| Sound | H.L. Bird | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Jack Harris | Editor |
| Camera | Norman Warwick | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | Peter Price | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Bob Kindred | Camera Operator |
| Camera | George Pink | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Leslie Hodgson | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Mary Kessel | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Joan Kirk | Continuity |
| Art | Scott Slimon | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Philip Leakey | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henry Montsash | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernie Farrer | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Judith Jourd | Casting Assistant |
| Camera | Laurie Turner | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Tristram Cary | Conductor |
