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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.
Born Free (1966) is a adventure, family, drama and history film directed by James Hill, released on March 14, 1966 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen and Peter Lukoye. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 133 ratings.
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Virginia McKenna
as Joy Adamson
Bill Travers
as George Adamson
Geoffrey Keen
as Kendall
Peter Lukoye
as Nuru
Omar Chambati
as Makkede
Bill Godden
as Sam
Robert S. Young
as James
Bryan Epsom
as Baker
Geoffrey Best
as Watson
Robert Cheetham
as Ken
Surya Patel
as Doctor
Elsa
as Lion Cub/Lioness (uncredited)
Directed by James Hill, written by Lester Cole, Don Black and Joy Adamson, produced by Sam Jaffe and Paul B. Radin.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 133 ratings.
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 Barry and cinematography by Kenneth Talbot. It's a classic case of a family film keeping everything simple for maximum…
Reviewed on March 26, 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, that's how I tracked it. So while watching this now brought back those scary moments. Yep, I was scared like hell, like the…
Reviewed on August 4, 2016
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Born Free (1966) is available to stream on FlixFling and Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Born Free (1966) includes Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye and Omar Chambati. The film was directed by James Hill. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Born Free was released on March 14, 1966 and runs for 1h 35m.
Born Free (1966) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 133 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, family and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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