Samba the Great

(1977)

★ 5.5 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Animation

Year: 1977

Runtime: 14 мин

Country: Niger

Director: Moustapha Alassane

Cast: Jean Rouch

Plot

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.