Born Free (1966)
Born Free (1966)
From The Pages Of The Beloved Best Seller... A Motion Picture To Delight All The World!
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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Cast

Virginia McKenna Virginia McKenna As: Joy Adamson
Bill Travers Bill Travers As: George Adamson
Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen As: Kendall
Peter Lukoye Peter Lukoye As: Nuru
Omar Chambati Omar Chambati As: Makkede
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: From The Pages Of The Beloved Best Seller... A Motion Picture To Delight All The World!
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Adventure, Family, Drama, History

Language: English

Release Date: 26 March 1966

Country: GB, US

Runtime: 95m

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Company Credits

Company: High Road, Open Road Films

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Cast

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Joy Adamson

Bill Travers

Bill Travers

George Adamson

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Kendall

Peter Lukoye

Peter Lukoye

Nuru

Omar Chambati

Omar Chambati

Makkede

Bill Godden

Bill Godden

Sam

Robert S. Young

Robert S. Young

James

Bryan Epsom

Bryan Epsom

Baker

Geoffrey Best

Geoffrey Best

Watson

Robert Cheetham

Robert Cheetham

Ken

Surya Patel

Surya Patel

Doctor

Elsa

Elsa

Lion Cub/Lioness (uncredited)

Pati

Pati

Rock Hyrax (uncredited)

Directed By

James Hill

James Hill

Director

Gavrik Losey

Gavrik Losey

Assistant Director

William P. Cartlidge

William P. Cartlidge

Assistant Director

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Paul B. Radin

Paul B. Radin

Producer

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Producer

Carl Foreman

Carl Foreman

Executive Producer

L. C. Rudkin

L. C. Rudkin

Production Manager

Sidney G. Barnsby

Sidney G. Barnsby

Production Supervisor

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

John Barry

John Barry

Songs

John Barry

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Richard Best Jr.

Richard Best Jr.

Assistant Sound Editor

Bob Jones

Bob Jones

Sound Recordist

Claude Hitchcock

Claude Hitchcock

Sound Recordist

Chris Greenham

Chris Greenham

Sound Editor

John D. Hall

John D. Hall

Boom Operator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Kenneth Talbot

Kenneth Talbot

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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