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Find out who starred in the 1966 film adaptation of Joy Adamson's book about raising a lion cub in Africa. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
Born Free is a 1966 British drama film starring the real-life couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, another real-life couple, who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood and released her into the wilderness of Kenya.
Born Free: Directed by James Hill, Tom McGowan. With Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye. The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
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- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- James Hill, Tom McGowan
- 1966-06-22
Brief Synopsis. A game warden and his wife face a wrenching decision when the lion cub they've raised becomes too big to keep.
Find out who played the main characters and crew members of the classic wildlife film Born Free, based on the book by Joy Adamson. See the names, roles and photos of the actors, directors, producers and more.
Born Free - Full Cast & Crew. 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...
Tom McGowan. Director. Lester Cole. Screenplay. 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.
