Product Details

• Actors: Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Johnny Whitaker, Will Geer, Arch Johnson
• Directors: Bernard McEveety
• Writers: Stewart Raffill
• Producers: Stewart Raffill, Tom Leetch, Winston Hibler
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: July 27, 1999
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000JMQH
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,231 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very special treat from Disney, December 12, 1999

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"mjsaarinen" (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Napoleon & Samantha [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I can still recall when I first saw "Napoleon and Samantha" theatrically years ago. When the film was over, I felt like a different person. I wondered how anything like this can come from Walt Disney Productions. The plot is truly poignant and quite non-Disneyesque; the musical score is brilliant and won an Oscar nomination; and the photography is simply gorgeous. This is Jodie Foster's movie debut; and one of the last appearances of Will Geer. "De gustibus non est disputandum," but I consider this the best live action film the Disney Company ever has released. I would recommend that the youngest viewers watch this masterpiece together with a grownup.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for the Family...., October 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Napoleon & Samantha [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was priveledged to see this movie made in 1971. It was filmed in the community I grew up in (John Day Oregon). It's a joy to watch it so many years later and be able to see the town I new when I was 11. I'm biased, but I think it's a wonderful family film and it's fun seeing Michael Douglas and Jodi Foster so early in their careers.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First rate family entertainment, May 15, 2008

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D. Nattrass (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Napoleon and Samantha (DVD)

Whilst many critics do not rate this Disney offering as highly as some of the studio's other live action adventures (such as Davy Crockett, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Swiss Family Robinson), it is hard to imagine anyone coming away from seeing this film feeling dissatisfied. The great majority of viewers, from seven to seventy, will enjoy the fine performances of Michael Douglas, Johnny Whittaker and a very young Jody Foster (as Samantha) in what is at times both a heart-warming tale and fast-moving adventure.
In spite of the age of the film, the DVD picture is of fine quality and will please Disney collectors. The disc itself is rather bare-bones with no extras (unfortunately). A recent cast interview with those mentioned would have been great.
All in all, well worth the small investment.