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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: March 26, 1966

Runtime: 95 minutes

Genres: Adventure, Family, Drama, History

Rating: 6.8/10 (122 votes)


Born Free Collection

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    Born Free

    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

    Joy Adamson

  • Bill Travers

    Bill Travers

    George Adamson

  • Geoffrey Keen

    Geoffrey Keen

    Kendall