Escape to the wild
| Movie | |
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| German title | Escape to the wild |
| Original title | Napoleon and Samantha |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 92 minutes |
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| Director | Bernard McEveety |
| script | Stewart Raffill |
| production | Winston Hibler |
| music | Buddy Baker |
| camera | Monroe P. Askins |
| cut | Robert Stafford |
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Escape into the Wild (original title Napoleon and Samantha ) is an American drama from 1972 with Michael Douglas , Jodie Foster and Johnny Whitaker in the lead roles.
action
After the death of his grandfather, the eleven-year-old boy Napoleon fears that his former circus lion Major will be taken away from him and that he will have to live with an uncle who lives far away. To avoid this fate, he persuades his girlfriend Samantha to flee with him and the animal into the mountains. There they look for the hermit Danny, from whom they hope to get help and learn some wisdom.
Others
The then ten-year-old Jodie Foster, who made her cinema debut in this film, was attacked by one of the lions while filming and still has the scars that resulted from it.
Michael Douglas began his five-year stint that same year on the television series The Streets of San Francisco , which made him star.
Award
Composer Buddy Baker was nominated for an Oscar in 1973 in the category Best Film Music - Original Dramatic Score .
Web links
- Fleeing into the wilderness in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film photos at cinema.de