

Born Free
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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.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- parent child relationship
- freedom
- lion
- animal attack
- rifle
- game warden
- lioness
- kenya
- lion cub
- animal rights
- warthog
- wildlife
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical22 Jun 1966
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalULondon14 Mar 1966
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1829 May 1969
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG12 Aug 1966
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT29 Jul 1966
JapanJP
- TheatricalG26 Mar 1966
NetherlandsNL
- TheatricalAL22 Sept 1966
SpainES
- Theatrical1 Feb 1967
SwedenSE
- TheatricalBtl20 Apr 1966
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Born Free was released on 14 March 1966.
Audience reviews
2- J8/10
John Chard
3/26/2016
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 Barry and cinematography by Kenneth Talbot. It's a classic case of a family film keeping everything simple for maximum …
- R8/10
Reno
8/4/2016
> 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, that's how I tracked it. So while watching this now brought back those scary moments. Yep, I was scared like hell, like th…
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