Born Free

Name: Born Free
Genre: Adventure, Family, Drama, History
Released: 1966-03-14
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye, Omar Chambati

1966·Movie·U·95 min·★ 6.8(130)

Adventure Family DramaHistoryMore English titles

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

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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About Born Free

Born Free is a 1966 English-language adventure, family and drama film directed by James Hill and Tom McGowan. The cast is led by Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen. It has a runtime of 1h 35m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on FlixFling, Tubi TV.

Born Free was produced by High Road and Open Road Films and made in United Kingdom and United States of America. It was released on March 14, 1966, and carries a U certification.

Director: James Hill, Tom McGowan
Writers: Lester Cole
Release date: March 14, 1966
Original language: English
Age rating: U
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: High Road, Open Road Films

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Born Free cast & crew

Born Free was directed by James Hill and Tom McGowan and written by Lester Cole.

The cast features Virginia McKenna as Joy Adamson, Bill Travers as George Adamson, Geoffrey Keen as Kendall, Peter Lukoye as Nuru, Omar Chambati as Makkede, and Bill Godden as Sam.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by John Barry, cinematography is by Kenneth Talbot, and it was produced by Sam Jaffe and Paul B. Radin.

Is Born Free worth watching?

Born Free holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 130 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 35m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy adventure, family, and drama, Born Free is worth a place on your watchlist.

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