Born Free (1966)

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At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.

• Released: 1966-03-14
• Genres: Adventure, Family, Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 135 votes

Directed by James Hill.

Top cast

• Virginia McKenna as Joy Adamson
• Bill Travers as George Adamson
• Geoffrey Keen as Kendall
• Peter Lukoye as Nuru
• Omar Chambati as Makkede
• Bill Godden as Sam
• Robert S. Young as James
• Bryan Epsom as Baker
• Geoffrey Best as Watson
• Robert Cheetham as Ken

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Born Free

• United States: stream on FlixFling, TCM, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on FlixFling; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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