Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Shepperton Studios
Based on
Born Free
Awards
Academy Award for Best Original Score, Genesis Award, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Kenya
Filming locations
Kenya
Trailer
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 1967 academy_award
- Directors Guild of America 1967 generic
- Golden Globes (USA) 1967 generic
- National Board of Review 1967 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1966 generic
Titles
| Original title | Born Free | |
| Alternate title | Vivre libre |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Born Free (Original Sound Track Recording) - John Barry (1966) | 31 releases, 1966-1981: MGM Records, World Record, 中聲 |
| 7" vinyl | Born Free = Nacida Libre (Banda Original De La Película) - John Barry (1966) | 2 releases, 1966-1967: MGM Records |
| CD | Born Free (Original Sound Track Recording) - John Barry (1966) | 1 release, 2004: Film Score Monthly |
| 8-track | Born Free (Original Sound Track Recording) - John Barry (1966) | 2 releases: MGM Records |
| Reel-to-reel | Born Free (Original Sound Track Recording) - John Barry (1966) | 1 release, 1966: MGM Records |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
