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| Virginia McKenna | ... | Joy Adamson | |
| Bill Travers | ... | George Adamson | |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Kendall | |
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Peter Lukoye | ... | Nuru |
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Omar Chambati | ... | Makkede |
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Bill Godden | ... | Sam |
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Bryan Epsom | ... | Baker |
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Robert Cheetham | ... | Ken |
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Robert S. Young | ... | James (as Robert Young) |
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Geoffrey Best | ... | Watson |
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Surya Patel | ... | Doctor |
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Married couple George Adamson and Joy Adamson have long lived in northern Kenya for George's work as the senior game warden of the region. One of George's primary responsibilities is to deal with dangerous animals that may be chronically threatening to humans, livestock and/or crops. It is in this vein that George and his staff end up killing a man eating lion and its lioness, resulting in their three young female cubs being orphaned. Although difficult to begin, George and Joy are able to wean and take care of the three cubs, who they adopt as pets. But soon, they know they have to provide a more suitable environment for the cubs, namely sending them to Rotterdam Zoo... that is except for the smallest, who they have named Elsa and to who Joy in particular has become attached as the emotional fighter among the three. As Elsa grows into lioness maturity, George and Joy provide her with greater freedom away from their property, which may get her into trouble as a largely tame animal. ... Written by Huggo
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The book that enthralled 50 million readers...Now a Great Motion Picture! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for some wild animal action and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 June 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Frei geboren - Königin der Wildnis See more »Company Credits
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70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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[Joy cries sitting out on the hood of the truck as they ride in search of the young lioness]
George Adamson: Let's try this.
[2 shots ring out from his gun. George sees Elsa stumbling through the grass, approaching their vehicle]
Joy Adamson: all my nightmares had come true.
[Now Elsa rests in their tent as they argue over her]
George Adamson: ...she can't make it. she can't think. she can't mix with her own kind... She can't do anything the wild animals do to survive. You've done too good a job on her. You've made her tame. It's ...
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(uncredited)
Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Don Black
Sung by Matt Monro
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Virginia McKenna said in an interview that during shooting, a lion called Boy once knocked her flat, breaking her ankle, while another named Girl bit her shoulder. See more »Goofs
When Elsa is playing with and chasing the elephant herd, she is not wearing her collar. But in the next scene when she returns with an elephant calf, she is wearing her collar. See more »Quotes
Joy Adamson: Elsa, Elsa[Joy cries sitting out on the hood of the truck as they ride in search of the young lioness]
George Adamson: Let's try this.
[2 shots ring out from his gun. George sees Elsa stumbling through the grass, approaching their vehicle]
Joy Adamson: all my nightmares had come true.
[Now Elsa rests in their tent as they argue over her]
George Adamson: ...she can't make it. she can't think. she can't mix with her own kind... She can't do anything the wild animals do to survive. You've done too good a job on her. You've made her tame. It's ...
[...]
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Born Free(uncredited)
Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Don Black
Sung by Matt Monro
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It's really hard now days to get the same feelings that this film brings to your soul, innocence, love, devotion, honesty. It's all rare commodities in the today's life in general. It's really hard now days to get the same feelings that this film brings to your soul, innocence, love, devotion, honesty. It's all rare commodities in the today's life in general. Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers are the perfect couples.
The film brings you the atmosphere of the great African wildlife on its last glorious days; I and my family enjoyed this film very much. It was a wonderful experience for my kids its represent the animal in a realistic and compassionate way not like the cg cartoons or other comic animal films of todays.