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Born Free

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

6.8(135)19661h 35m3

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
Part of Born Free Collection · 3 films
  • parent child relationship
  • freedom
  • lion
  • animal attack
  • rifle
  • game warden
  • lioness
  • kenya
  • lion cub
  • animal rights
  • warthog
  • wildlife

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

James Hill

Produced in

United Kingdom

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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

Frequently asked questions

Born Free was released on 14 March 1966.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    3/26/2016

    8/10

    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 …

  • R

    Reno

    8/4/2016

    8/10

    > 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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