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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.
Based on a true story, Born Free (1966) follows the journey of George and Joy Adamson, who adopt and raise a lion cub named Elsa in Kenya. The film depicts their struggle to release Elsa back into the wild and face the challenges of her survival.
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- James Hill, Tom McGowan
- 1966-06-22
Jun 27, 2011 · The acclaimed 1966 movie Born Free (Part 1) about Elsa the Lioness, raised by George and Joy Adamson in Africa.I do not own the rights to this video. All cop...
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Born Free needs you to Raise The Red Flag, and report the suffering of animals in captivity, so that we can take action to make it end. Share your eyewitness reports, and use our map to avoid visiting facilities where wild animals are being exploited.
Directed by James Hill and Tom McGowan with Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. Born Free Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/3O78q6N Born Free Blu-ray (Eureka)...
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The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt. 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.
Born Free is based on George and Joy Adamson and their raising of a lioness during their time living at a game reserve in Kenya. It's directed by James Hill, adapted to screenplay by Lester Cole, and stars Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as the Adamsons.
