Movie Trailer for Born Free (1966) starring Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye, Omar Chambati directed by James Hill and Tom McGowan Movie Review

Born Free (1966)

Certificate

Length

95 mins

Genre

Adventure, Drama, Family

Director

James Hill, Tom McGowan

Cast

Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye, Omar Chambati

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Trailer for Born Free

After gamekeeper George Adamson (Bill Travers) is forced to kill 2 lions he returns to his Kenyan homes with 3 lion cubs for him and his wife Joy (Virginia McKenna) to try and save. Over the following months the cubs grow till 2 of them get sent to the zoo and the third which they name Elsa becomes part of the family. But as Elsa grows it becomes clear that she will have to return to the wild but not only having become tame but also part of the family makes it hard to let go. ... Read Review

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