Samba the Great

Samba the Great (1977)

5.5 14 min Movie
Animation

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.

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Cast

Jean Rouch Jean Rouch Narrator

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