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. The film was produced by Open Road Films Ltd. and Columbia Pictures. The screenplay, written by blacklisted Hollywood writer Lester Cole, was based upon Joy Adamson's 1960 non-fiction book Born Free. The film was directed by James Hill and produced by Sam Jaffe and Paul Radin. Born Free, and its musical score, by John Barry, as well as the title song, with lyrics by Don Black and sung by Matt Monro, won numerous awards.
Born Free (1966)
Directed by James Hill / Tom McGowan
Genres - Action-Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, History |
Release Date - Mar 18, 1966 |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Themes
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Animal Attack, Animal Rights, Famous Score, Game Warden, Lion, Lion Cub, Lioness, Nature/Environment, Rifle, True Stories, Warthog, Wildlife
Attributes
Based On: Born Free
Filming Location: Kenya
Narrative Location: Kenya
Subject: Elsa
Filming Location: Kenya
Narrative Location: Kenya
Subject: Elsa
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Alternate Titles
A História de Elsa
BR
Born Free
AU, CA, GB, US
Elsa - vapaana syntynyt
FI
Elsa dochter der natuur
NL
Elza z afrykańskiego buszu
PL
Elza, a vadon szülötte
HU
Född fri - Lejonet Elsa
SE
Frei geboren - Königin der Wildnis
DE
Født til frihed
DK
Gennimeni eleftheri
GR
Hür Doğanlar
TR
La leona de dos mundos
AR, MX
Løvinnen Elsa
NO
Nacida libre
ES
Nata libera
IT
Uma Leoa Chamada Elsa
PT
Una leona de dos mundos
MX
Vivre libre
CA, FR
Vrij leven
BE
Γεννημένη ελεύθερη
GR
Лъвицата Елза
BG
Родена свободна
BG
獅子與我
TW
野生のエルザ
JP