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Samba the Great (1977)
Directed by Moustapha Alassane
Animation · 14m
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
Crew
- Director
- Moustapha Alassane
- Writer
- Moustapha Alassane
- Editor
- Danièle Tessier
Details
- Original title
- Samba le grand
- Release date
- 1977-03-26
- Runtime
- 14m
- Genres
- Animation
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Niger
- Production
- Université de Niamey