Born Free
(1966)
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Directed by:
James Hill
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Written by:
Joy Adamson (book)
Lester Cole (screenplay)
(originally as Gerald L.C. Copley)
Cast:
Virginia McKenna .... Joy Adamson
Bill Travers .... George Adamson
Geoffrey Keen .... Kendall
Peter Lukoye .... Nuru
Omar Chambati .... Makkede
Bill Godden .... Sam
Robert S. Young .... James
Bryan Epsom .... Baker
Geoffrey Best .... Watson
Robert Cheetham .... Ken
Surya Patel .... Doctor
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Original Music by:
John Barry
Runtime: 95 min
Country: UK / USA
Language: English
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Plot Summary - 야성의 엘자
Set in Kenya in the 1960's, and based on factual events, the film is the story of
how a young orphaned lion cub is rescued by a British colonial couple who run a
wildlife sanctuary and then prepared for a return to the wild. The scenery is spec-
tacular, and the thin dividing line between death and survival in the wild is
palpable.
But the film is not only about struggle, it is, in an almost unique way, a love
story too; one between a woman and a lioness. Hugely popular when released, the
film still has the power to move. An especially good movie for families.
written by: Paul Arthur from London, England
This really is a wonderful movie - a true story; funny, dramatic, bittersweet, and
with a title song that will never be forgotten by anyone who hears it.
Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers star as Joy and George Adamson. He is the game
warden in a game reserve in northern Kenya; she is his wife, and together they
adopt three orphaned lion cubs. Sending two of them to zoos, the third (Elsa, who
was the darling of the bunch) stays behind and becomes something of a household
pet, until the inevitable day comes when she has to be either taught to live in the
wild on her own, or sent to a zoo.You find yourself rooting for Elsa, shedding a few
tears with Joy and in the end feeling quite uplifted by how the whole thing turns out.
written by: 3Dsddavis63@yahoo.com">
sddavis63@yahoo.com,
ontario, Canada
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