Summary:
Born Free is the heartwarming true story of a British couple who teach their pet lioness how to survive in the wilds of the African jungles. Joy and George Adamson (portrayed by real-life married couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers) involuntarily domesticate several lions while living in Kenya. They keep one, named Elsa, until she is fully grown, and rather than turn ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Virginia McKenna - (Joy Adamson)
Bill Travers - (George Adamson)
Geoffrey Keen - (Comm. Kendall)
Peter Lukoye - (Nuru)
Omar Chambati - (Makkede)
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Review:
The Oscar-winning title song was as popular as this 1960s family classic that was also one of the first salvos of the animal rights movement. The sentimental story is about a British game warden in Kenya (Bill Travers) and his wife (Virginia McKenna) who raise a lion cub named Elsa with the goal of returning her to the wild. Based on the po... Continue >>

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