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Born Free
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Born Free

1966 · 95 min Adventure Family Drama History
6.8 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: James Hill

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 Cast

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Joy Adamson

Bill Travers

Bill Travers

George Adamson

Geoffrey Keen

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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Robert S. Young

James

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Bryan Epsom

Baker

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Geoffrey Best

Watson

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Robert Cheetham

Ken

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