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Film / 1966
Born Free
Directed by
James Hill
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 …
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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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Cast
Virginia McKennaJoy Adamson
Bill TraversGeorge Adamson
Geoffrey KeenKendall
Peter LukoyeNuru
Omar ChambatiMakkede
Bill GoddenSam
Robert S. YoungJames
Bryan EpsomBaker
Geoffrey BestWatson
Robert CheethamKen
Surya PatelDoctor
ElsaLion Cub/Lioness (uncredited)
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