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Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Director: Bernard McEveety
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Two kids, orphaned Whittaker and sidekick Foster (her first movie, aged nine), get the title roles in this mild Disney live-action offering: they embark across country (the Strawberry Mountains, Oregon) with their elderly pet lion, Major, to join college student pal Douglas, who's doing some goat-herding over the summer. Melodramatic 'kidnapping' angle (in the second half) fails to fire up the plot.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Bernard McEveety
Producer: Winston Hibler
Cast: Michael Douglas, Will Geer, Arch Johnson, Johnny Whittaker, Jodie Foster, Henry Jones, Vito Scotti full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Duration: 91 mins
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