Napoleon and Samantha

Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

Two runaways and a guardian lion lost in the wilderness... AN INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE!

Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.

Date of release
1972-07-05
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (39)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Director
Bernard McEveety

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Napoleon and Samantha is a 1972 American adventure drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Stewart Raffill. Filmed in and around John Day, Oregon, it stars Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster in the title roles. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score at the 45th Academy Awards.

Production

It was the second film written by Stewart Raffill, who was an animal supervisor-turned-writer-and-director. He sold the script to Disney and worked on the film as an animal supervisor and producer. The film was largely shot in John Day, Oregon.

Jodie Foster was mauled by a substitute lion used on the film set named Simba and still has scars on her back and stomach (Simba nearly mauled Bob Denver in the Gilligan's Island episode "Feed the Kitty", also as a stand-in for Zamba). "I was walking ahead of him. He was on an invisible leash, some piano wire.

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