Napoleon and Samantha

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Napoleon and Samantha
Napoleon and Samantha DVD cover
Directed by	Bernard McEveety
Produced by	Winston Hibler
Written by	Stewart Raffill
Starring	Michael Douglas Jodie Foster
Music by	Buddy Baker
Cinematography	Monroe P. Askins
Editing by	Robert Stafford
Distributed by	Buena Vista
Release date(s)	July 5, 1972
Running time	92 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Napoleon and Samantha is a 1972 family/adventure/drama directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Stewart Raffill. It stars Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, and Johnny Whitaker.

1 Plot
2 Main cast
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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. When Napoleon's grandfather dies of old age, Napoleon runs off with the lion and his friend Samantha to try and find Danny and so Napoleon can avoid being sent to an orphanage.

[edit] Main cast

Michael Douglas as Danny
Will Geer as Grandpa
Arch Johnson as Chief of Police
Johnny Whitaker as Napoleon Wilson
Jodie Foster as Samantha
Henry Jones as Mr. Gutteridge
Vito Scotti as Clown Dimetri
John Crawford as Desk Sergeant
Mary Wickes as Clara
Ellen Corby as Gertrude
Rex Holman as Mark
Claude Johnson as Gary
John Lupton as Pete

[edit] Trivia

Jodie Foster was mauled by one of the lions used in the movie on the set and still has scars on her back and stomach.

'I was walking ahead of him. He was on an invisible leash, some piano wire. He got sick of me being slow, picked me up and held me sideways and shook me like a doll.'

'I was in shock and thought it was an earthquake. I turned around and saw the entire crew running off in the other direction. The trainer then said, “Drop it” and he opened his mouth and dropped me.'^[1]