Born free / Columbia Pictures and Carl Foreman present ; an Open Road-Atlas co-production ; written for the screen by Gerald L.C. Copley ; produced by Sam Jaffe and Paul Radin ; directed by James Hill.
When game warden George Adamson is forced to kill a lion and lioness, he and his wife Joy adopt their three cubs. Two are sent off to zoos but the third is kept, a female they name Elsa. When Elsa is fully grown, the Adamsons realize she must be taught to survive on her own.
| Uniform Title: | Born free (Motion picture) |
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| Language: | English French Japanese Korean Spanish |
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English dialogue with optional Japanese, French, Spanish or Korean subtitles; Closed-captioned. |
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Culver City, CA :
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,
[2003]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
When game warden George Adamson is forced to kill a lion and lioness, he and his wife Joy adopt their three cubs. Two are sent off to zoos but the third is kept, a female they name Elsa. When Elsa is fully grown, the Adamsons realize she must be taught to survive on her own. |
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| Note: | DVD release of the 1965 motion picture. Based on the book by Joy Adamson. |
| Call Number: | AN8 D0022471 VideoDVD |
| Awards: | Academy award winner. Best score and best song, 1967. |
| ISBN: | 0767881370 9780767881371 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Kenneth Talbot ; editor, Don Deacon ; music composer and conductor, John Barry. |
| System Details: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen and full screen presentation; Dolby digital monaural. |
| Cast: |
Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye, Omar Chambati, Bill Godden, Robert Young. |