Sammy Stops the World
1978, English. Directed by Mel Shapiro.
A man who sells coffee for a living gets his boss's daughter pregnant. This changes his life and eventually leads to his becoming a powerful business tycoon with no moral center. (TCM)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1978
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
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Sammy Stops the World runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Sammy Stops the World isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sammy Stops the World?
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Who directed Sammy Stops the World?
Sammy Stops the World (1978) was directed by Mel Shapiro and stars Sammy Davis Jr., Dennis Daniels, Randon Lo.