Napoleon and Samantha
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 her feature film debut) in the title roles.
Plot
Eleven-year-old Napoleon lives with his grandfather. He and his grandfather adopt a lion named Major when by chance they meet an old clown who cannot take him back to Europe. The old lion has bad teeth and only drinks milk so they put Major in the chicken cage to look after him. When Napoleon's grandfather dies of old age, Napoleon asks a young grad student named Danny to help bury his grandfather. Uncertain about his future, Napoleon runs off with the lion, a pet rooster, and his eight year old friend Samantha to try to find Danny, now a goat herder who lives in the mountains, and so Napoleon can avoid being sent to an orphanage.
More details
| author | Stewart Raffill |
|---|---|
| director | Bernard McEveety |
| editor | Robert Stafford |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | american black bear arrest black bear clown cougar foster care goat herder goatherd kidnap lion old age old friend police chase police station rooster run away than the their way wanted man |
| musicBy | Buddy Baker |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score |
| producer | Winston Hibler |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| theme | children's |