Samba the Great

Name: Samba the Great
Genre: Animation
Released: 1977
Duration: 14 min
Rating: 5.5

1977 · 14 min

Animation

★ 5.5

Criterion

Based on a traditional folktale, this animated film follows the hero Sambagana, who must complete a succession of arduous trials in order to make a princess laugh and earn her consent to marriage. Combining drawn animation and stop-motion puppetry, the film retells the legend through a stylized, episodic quest narrative.

Crew

Director Moustapha Alassane
Writer Moustapha Alassane

Cast

Jean Rouch
Narrator

Crew

Director — Moustapha Alassane
Writer — Moustapha Alassane

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