Born Free

Directed by: James Hill
Screenplay by: Gerald L.C. Copley
Produced By: Sam Jaffe Paul Radin
Based on: Born Free by Joy Adamson
Starring: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Elsa the Lion, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye, Surya Patel, Geoffrey Best, Bill Godden,
Music by: John Barry
Production Company: Shepperton Studios
Release date: 14 March 1966 (UK), 22 June 1966 (US)
Content: General

Plot: In the Northern Province of Kenya, a woman is killed and eaten by a male lion. British senior wildlife warden George Adamson (Bill Travers) is sent in to kill the menacing lion and also his female, who charges him in defence of her three cubs. Realising they are now motherless, George brings the three cubs home to his wife Joy (Virginia McKenna) and raises them. They name the cubs Big One, Lastika, and Elsa, who is the youngest and the one which Joy and George become especially attached to. When the cubs get too old, the older two are sent to Rotterdam Zoo but the Adamsons choose to keep Elsa.

Some years later, Joy and George soon have to travel to Kiunga as George has been told by his boss, John Kendall (Geoffrey Keen) about a lion who is killing goats in a local village. George successfully manages to kill the lion and he and Joy are able to share a special holiday with Elsa, where they introduce her to the Indian Ocean. On returning to the Northern Province, the Adamsons learn that Elsa has caused a massive elephant stampede. Kendall states that the Adamsons can no longer keep Elsa and must find a zoo to take her in. However, Joy instead wishes to teach Elsa how to survive in the wild, which Kendall reluctantly gives her and George three months to do.

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Review: This is one of those epic motion picture films. Where everything is bigger then life. The story and the ending fascinating and engaging. As well as the characters real and portraying life. The glamorised story may or may not be completely a portrayal of the truth. But that has never stopped story tellers to embellish. Artistic licence?

Enjoyable for the whole family? Yes.

HOME SCRIPTURE BOOK REVIEWS POETRY RECIPES GARDENS FILM REVIEWS	Born Free Directed by: James Hill Screenplay by: Gerald L.C. Copley Produced By: Sam Jaffe Paul Radin Based on: Born Free by Joy Adamson Starring: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Elsa the Lion, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye, Surya Patel, Geoffrey Best, Bill Godden, Music by: John Barry Production Company: Shepperton Studios Release date: 14 March 1966 (UK), 22 June 1966 (US) Content: General Plot: In the Northern Province of Kenya, a woman is killed and eaten by a male lion. British senior wildlife warden George Adamson (Bill Travers) is sent in to kill the menacing lion and also his female, who charges him in defence of her three cubs. Realising they are now motherless, George brings the three cubs home to his wife Joy (Virginia McKenna) and raises them. They name the cubs Big One, Lastika, and Elsa, who is the youngest and the one which Joy and George become especially attached to. When the cubs get too old, the older two are sent to Rotterdam Zoo but the Adamsons choose to keep Elsa. Some years later, Joy and George soon have to travel to Kiunga as George has been told by his boss, John Kendall (Geoffrey Keen) about a lion who is killing goats in a local village. George successfully manages to kill the lion and he and Joy are able to share a special holiday with Elsa, where they introduce her to the Indian Ocean. On returning to the Northern Province, the Adamsons learn that Elsa has caused a massive elephant stampede. Kendall states that the Adamsons can no longer keep Elsa and must find a zoo to take her in. However, Joy instead wishes to teach Elsa how to survive in the wild, which Kendall reluctantly gives her and George three months to do. *End of Spoilers* Review: This is one of those epic motion picture films. Where everything is bigger then life. The story and the ending fascinating and engaging. As well as the characters real and portraying life. The glamorised story may or may not be completely a portrayal of the truth. But that has never stopped story tellers to embellish. Artistic licence? Enjoyable for the whole family? Yes. MJ Flack