Born Free
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This wondrous true adventure from the best-selling novel about a woman who raised a lioness and eventually set her free is beautifully photographed on the vast, golden savannas of central Africa. When game warden George Adamson (Bill Travers) is forced to kill a menacing lion and lioness, he and his wife Joy (Virginia McKenna) adopt their three cubs. Two are sent off to zoos, but the third is kept - a female they name Elsa - to which they have become particularly attached. When Elsa becomes a full grown lioness, the Adamsons realise that she must be set free and taught to survive on her own. A year later the Adamsons return to the savanna and are surprised by a very special welcome from their old friend. (Eureka Entertainment)
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This is a classic for me, taking me back to my childhood. I look at the film a little differently now, but I still can't help thinking that it's absolutely beautiful how nature is portrayed here. Not to mention how the film works with animals, which is absolutely captivating, and the actors alongside them are mostly genuine. Beautiful.
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