Samba the Great

Name: Samba the Great
Genre: Animation
Released: 1977-03-26
Duration: 14 min
Rating: 5.5

1977·14m·Released

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.