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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Mono Audio, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
This wondrous true-adventure from the best-selling novel about a lioness and the woman who raised her and eventually set her free is beautifully photographed on the vast, golden savannas of central Africa. Born Free is a story of courage and love, nature and human nature, and a relationship unlike any other ever filmed. 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 realize that she must be set free and taught to survive on her own. A year later the Adamsons return to the jungle and are surprised by a very special welcome from their old friend.
Editor's Note
In Kenya, British game warden George Adamson and his wife Joy raise a lioness, Elsa, as a pet, only to discover that they must retrain her to live in the wild in order to prevent the Government from placing her in a zoo. Based on Joy's book, BORN FREE is a touching true story the whole family can experience together. Academy Awards: Best Song ("Born Free"), Best Original Music Score.
| Features | Audio: English | | Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Japanese | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 5/17/2005 |
| Running Time: 95 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1966 | | Catalog ID: 07751 | | UPC: 00043396077515 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1967) |  | John Barry, Winner, Best Music, Original Music Score | | John Barry, Don Black, Winner, Best Music, Song | |
Golden Globe (1967) | | | John Barry, Don Black, Nominee, Best Original Song in a Motion Picture | | | Virginia McKenna, Nominee, Best Motion Picture Actress- Drama |
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| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
"...This adap of Joy Adamson's memoir has plenty to recommend it..." 12/01/2003 p.133 |
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