Poster for the movie Born Free

Born Free

1966 • 95 minutes
AdventureFamilyDramaHistory

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.

Picture of Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Joy Adamson

Picture of Bill Travers

Bill Travers

George Adamson

Picture of Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Kendall

Picture of Peter Lukoye

Peter Lukoye

Nuru

Picture of Omar Chambati

Omar Chambati

Makkede

Picture of Bill Godden

Bill Godden

Sam

Picture of Robert S. Young

Robert S. Young

James

Picture of Bryan Epsom

Bryan Epsom

Baker

Picture of Geoffrey Best

Geoffrey Best

Watson

Picture of Robert Cheetham

Robert Cheetham

Ken

Picture of Surya Patel

Surya Patel

Doctor

Picture of Elsa

Elsa

Lion Cub/Lioness (uncredited)

Picture of Pati

Pati

Rock Hyrax (uncredited)