Born Free Movie Review 1966

The touching story of a game warden in Kenya and his wife raising Elsa the orphaned lion cub. When the cub reaches maturity, they work to return her to life in the wild. Great family entertainment based on Joy Adamson's book. Theme song became a hit.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wild Kingdom, Adoption & Orphans, Cattle Drive

Screenplay

Lester Cole

Cast

Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers

Director

James Hill

Music

John Barry

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1966: Song ("Born Free"), Orig. Score.