Samba the Great(1977)

Name: Samba the Great
Director: Moustapha Alassane
Genre: Animation
Released: 1977-01-01
Duration: 14 min
Cast: Jean Rouch

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Jean Rouch

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.