To Walk with Lions (1999)

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writers:

Sharon Buckingham (writer)
Keith Ross Leckie (writer)
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Release Date:

12 April 2001 (New Zealand)

Genre:

Adventure | Biography | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Kenya | Brother Brother Relationship | Bandit | Animal Care | Government Corruption

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Richard Harris	...	George Adamson
John Michie	...	Tony Fitzjohn
Kerry Fox	...	Lucy Jackson
Ian Bannen	...	Terence Adamson
Hugh Quarshie	...	Maxwell
Honor Blackman	...	Joy Adamson
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Victoria Anrecelli
Guy Williams	...	John Bell
David Mulwa	...	Hamsi (as David Kakuta Mulwa)
Grace Levi	...	Jenna
Fred Opondo	...	David M'Boya (as Frederic Opondo)
Tonny Ernest Njuguna	...	Vussif (as Tonny Njuguna)
Douglas O. Ayayo	...	James Ngetha
Raymond Ofula	...	Chief Haji Abu Jibril
Edward Kwach	...	Doctor
Tirus Gathwe	...	Keya
James Onyango	...	Sgt. Mgatee
Lucinda Gorringe	...	Bridget
Steenie Njoroge
Dale Liselo	...	Stanley
Odero Aghan	...	Shifta Leader
Charles Njenga	...	Police Constable
Sasha Hurt	...	Tony's Girlfriend
Regina Macharia	...	Secretary
Mohamed Ahamed Jama	...	Somali
Caroline Kere	...	Maxwell's Wife
Sarah Malinda	...	Maxwell's Daughter
Yusuf Lubembe	...	Ranger
Kamau Wa Mbugwa	...	Nairobi Constable
Omar Godana	...	Somali Herdsman
Les Cardillo	...	Jack
Shannon Smullian	...	Tourist Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ng'ang'a Kirumburu	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Carl Schultz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sharon Buckingham		writer
Keith Ross Leckie		writer
Lorenzo Orzari		script doctor

Produced by
Julie Allan	....	producer
Hélène Boulay	....	line producer
Jamie Brown	....	co-producer
John Buchanan	....	executive producer
Guy Collins	....	co-executive producer
Gordon Freedman	....	co-executive producer
Gary Howsam	....	executive producer
Pieter Kroonenburg	....	producer
Pierre Latour	....	associate producer
Robert S. Lecky	....	co-executive producer
John McCunn	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Alan Reeves

Cinematography by
Jean Lépine

Film Editing by
Angelo Corrao

Casting by
Sarah Beardsall
Cathy Henderson
Daniel Hubbard
John Hubbard
Lenny Juma
Dori Zuckerman

Art Direction by
Michael Devine

Set Decoration by
Lulu Archer

Costume Design by
Suzanne Belcher		(as Suzy Belcher)
Nicole Pelletier

Makeup Department
Annick Chartier	....	makeup department head
Dario Lapointe	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Noor Ali Bulle	....	unit manager
Jean Dominic Saint	....	production manager
Evan Tussman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Board	....	first assistant director
Yahya Chavanga	....	assistant director
Konga Mbandu	....	assistant director
Tony Rimwa	....	assistant director
Howard Rothschild	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Richard Betanzos	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Donald	....	assistant dialogue editor
Stuart French	....	production sound mixer
Michael Gurman	....	sound effects editor
Steven Gurman	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Steve Gurman)
Vicent Regaudie	....	sound effects editor
Glenn Tussman	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Gilbert Larose Jr.	....	special effects coordinator
Rick Marr	....	animatronic technician

Visual Effects by
François Lord	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Randy Miller	....	stunts: lion attack
David Rigby	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Fowlds	....	Steadicam operator
Jamie Fowlds	....	camera operator
Serge Hughes	....	second assistant camera
Maarten Kroonenburg	....	assistant camera
Vic Purcell	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Meg Leonard	....	casting assistant (as Meg Mistry)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim Kroonenburg	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Christian Gravel	....	assistant editor
Thomas Hallé	....	assistant editor
Thomas Metzger	....	colorist

Music Department
Richard Bronskill	....	orchestrator
Nasser Dra	....	musician: percussion
Chris Hayword	....	musician: flute and percussion
Alan Reeves	....	musician: keyboards

Other crew
Mark Brooks	....	wild animal trainer
Nils F. Jastad	....	stand-in: Ian Bannen
Sotos Katakos	....	first accountant
Randy Miller	....	lion trainer
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds	....	animal coordinator
Nicolina Servello	....	executive assistant to producers
Pamela Willis	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Moritz Borman	....	thanks
Laura Miller	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures
• Studio Eight Productions

Distributors

• Angel Films (Scandinavia)
• Hollydan Works (2001) (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2001) (Finland) (VHS)
• Spartan Home Entertainment
• Starlight (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
• Starz! Movie Channel (USA)

Other Companies

• Premium Sound  post-production sound services

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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief sensuality

Runtime:

110 min | Germany:105 min | USA:108 min

Country:

Canada | UK | Kenya

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | New Zealand:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Spain:13 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Movie Connections:

Follows Born Free (1966)

Soundtrack:

South Africa

Impressive movie, Great Old Lion.

Impressive movie, the best I have seen about Africa, the characters are very well developed, Its inspiring what people can achieve when they really put their minds to work and their hearts are on the right frequency :D

The way in which the actor playing George Adamson (Richard Harris) interacts with the lions looks very natural, almost as if the actor borrowed the soul of an old lion while performing, he left me with an intense feeling of wonder, I'm a fine arts painter, and the expressions, landscapes, and overall feel of the movie would do for some truly impressive paintings, so much that I feel the need to go to Africa one day to do sketches of lions and landscapes, a really compelling and powerful vision, my deepest respect to George Adamson and Richard Harris, the rest of the cast does an impressive job too, but some how I was very impressed by the performance of that old Man that Walked with Lions.