Directing

Sam Weiss

Born — Died

1926-09-14 — 2001-03-24

Known for

Directing

Credits

20 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow poster
5.6

John Carradine narrates the Washington Irving story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1972

The Incredible Book Escape poster
7.0

After a young girl gets locked in after hours at a Los Angeles public library, several book characters come to life and try to help her find a way out.

The Incredible Book Escape

1980

No artwork available
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Beauty and the Beast

1981

No artwork available
7.0

A BAFTA award nominated animation.

Creole

1981

Freedom River poster
6.3

Uplifting modern day parable about mankind getting along together. Narrated by Orson Welles. Animation directed by Sam Weiss.

Freedom River

1971

The Cave poster
NR

Carried by a rich narration from Orson Welles, this rarely seen 1973 animated adaptation of Plato’s 'allegory of the cave' populates the tale with haunting human figures, bringing retro-surreal life to the parable.

The Cave

1973

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast poster
NR

"Beauty and the Beast" - In order to save her father's life, the gentle Beauty must live in a castle of the ugly Beast. Though the Beast is kind, and tries in every way to make her happy, Beauty cannot bring herself to love him. Finally, as he lay dying, Beauty gives the beast a kiss which breaks the spell and magically transforms him into the handsome prince he once was. "The Silver Pony" - A young farmboy daydreams about a beautiful, enchanted pony a pony with wings. The boy climbs upon his back, and they fly high above the treetops. Together, they bring happiness to four very different people. The boy's daydream is wonderful, but it ends all to soon, and the boy wakes up despondent and alone. But there is a wonderful surprise waiting for him as he approaches the once empty corral. Could it be that his day dream has come true?

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

1981

Ghost in the Shed poster
NR

The spirit of a murdered salesman tries to get a family to find his body buried in their backyard shed.

Ghost in the Shed

1980

The Youth Who Wanted to Shiver poster
NR

a young boy named Jack fears nothing. So, he sets out to learn how to shiver.

The Youth Who Wanted to Shiver

1978

No artwork available
NR

About a peaceful, poetry-loving dragon, and St. George the dragon-slayer, who is engaged by the villagers to kill him. Together with the help of the dragon's friend, they stage a rousing fake battle.

The Reluctant Dragon

1981

No artwork available
NR

A child inventor creates a flying bicycle.

The Furious Flycycle

1980

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

To Try Again... and Succeed

1979

The Legend of John Henry poster
6.4

The folk legend of John Henry, and his contest with a steam engine to cut a railroad tunnel through a mountain, is told in song by Roberta Flack.

The Legend of John Henry

1974

No artwork available
NR

Metric Meets the Inchworm is an Animation and Short movie directed by Sam Weiss with Jack Angel and Jay Lawrence.

Metric Meets the Inchworm

1974

No artwork available
7.0

Chris is an insecure boy who, after an encounter with a 203-year-old bookworm, begins developing his self-confidence; he does things the wrong way: derrierewards, frontwards, upside down, inside out, etc.

Wrong Way Kid

1983

No artwork available
NR

Animated film in which diverse teens commenting on sex, family, substance use, peer pressure, friendship and more.

Teenagers Talk: Getting through Adolescence

1975

No artwork available
NR

A wish-granting fish has the fisherman's wife wishing for more and more - until she ends up with less.

The Fisherman and His Wife

1969

Nate the Great Goes Undercover poster
10.0

Based on the story of the same title by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, about Nate the Great, a 10-year-old, who tries to solve the mystery of the garbage snatcher

Nate the Great Goes Undercover

1978

No artwork available
NR

Animated short film based on "Hans in Luck" (German: Hans im Glück), a fairy tale of Germanic origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm.

Hans in Luck

1978

No artwork available
NR

The amazing story of a bad boy from the West who was better-hearted than was thought.

Little Boy Bad

1964