Born Free (1966)
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.
Directors:
James Hill, Tom McGowan.
Writer:
Lester Cole
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Virginia McKenna as Joy Adamson |
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Bill Travers as George Adamson |
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Geoffrey Keen as Kendall |
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Peter Lukoye as Nuru |
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Omar Chambati as Makkede |
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Bill Godden as Sam |
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Robert S. Young as James |
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Bryan Epsom as Baker |
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Geoffrey Best as Watson |
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Robert Cheetham as Ken |
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Surya Patel as Doctor |
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Elsa as Lion Cub/Lioness (uncredited) |
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Pati as Rock Hyrax (uncredited) |
| Writing | Lester Cole | Screenplay |
| Production | Sam Jaffe | Producer |
| Editing | Don Deacon | Editor |
| Directing | James Hill | Director |
| Production | Paul B. Radin | Producer |
| Writing | Don Black | Lyricist |
| Sound | John Barry | Songs |
| Production | Carl Foreman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sidney G. Barnsby | Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Joy Adamson | Book |
| Directing | William P. Cartlidge | Assistant Director |
| Production | L. C. Rudkin | Production Manager |
| Sound | John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Gavrik Losey | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bob Jones | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Richard Best Jr. | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Greenham | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Claude Hitchcock | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Tom McGowan | Director |
| Sound | John D. Hall | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Kenneth Talbot | Director of Photography |