Samba the Great (1977)

5.5/10 14 min Animation

Overview

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.

Cast

Jean Rouch

Narrator

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