I have only ever seen parts of this movie before, and of course I know the theme song, but I wanted to the whole thing so put it in my queue.
Born Free (1966) is the true story of the Adamsons and their friendship with a female lion in Africa, named Elsa. Now I was expecting a pretty hokey movie, with a bit of saccharine sweetness, and it was some of that. But it also wasn't half bad!
Admittedly, I am not sure how "true" this story is, it seems a bit far-fetched. But if I take it as fiction, it was actually a pretty good story. Yes, a bit "Disney" in its telling, with somewhat stilted acting. But the filming was on location in Kenya, so we saw some great scenery, and everything fit together well---the story fit the acting fit the treatment etc. The lion was especially good in her starring role.
Fun for a trip to the more innocent past. And fun for an animal lover too.
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