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Born Free (1966)

"From The Pages Of The Beloved Best Seller... A Motion Picture To Delight All The World!"

6.8/10 1h 35m Mar 26, 1966
Adventure Family Drama History

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.

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Movie Details

Original Title Born Free
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna
Joy Adamson
Popularity: 1.6
Bill Travers
Bill Travers
George Adamson
Popularity: 4.8
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
Kendall
Popularity: 0.8
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Peter Lukoye
Nuru
Popularity: 0.1
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Omar Chambati
Makkede
Popularity: 0.0
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Bill Godden
Sam
Popularity: 0.1
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Robert S. Young
James
Popularity: 0.1
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Bryan Epsom
Baker
Popularity: 0.1
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Geoffrey Best
Watson
Popularity: 0.0
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Robert Cheetham
Ken
Popularity: 0.0
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Surya Patel
Doctor
Popularity: 0.0
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Elsa
Lion Cub/Lioness (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Lester Cole
Producer Sam Jaffe, Paul B. Radin
Editor Don Deacon
Director James Hill, Tom McGowan
Executive Producer Carl Foreman

Production

High Road
Open Road Films
US

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Keywords

parent child relationship freedom lion animal attack rifle game warden lioness lion cub animal rights warthog wildlife based on memoir or autobiography animals nature

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10
Mar 26, 2016

The wonders of Elsa. Born Free is based on George and Joy Adamson and their raising of a lioness during their time living at a game reserve in Kenya. It's directed by James Hill, adapted to screenplay by Lester Cole, and stars Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as the Adamsons. Music is by John Ba ... Read more

Reno 8/10
Aug 4, 2016

> We want them to be an angel, but being wild is what defines them. I thought I dreamt about these lions when I was a kid, but when I came to know about this film that made me realise I actually saw this film when I was a very young to remember anything. It was a few images remained in memory, th ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 26, 1966
Runtime 1h 35m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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