Born Free

BORN FREE – DVD MovieBorn Free is a bona fide family classic. The tale of how Kenya game warden George Adamson and his wife Joy (on whose book the film is based, with Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers in the principal roles) adopted and raised three orphaned lion cubs, taking a particular shine to the one they call Elsa before helping her return to the wild, is familiar by now; so’s John Barry’s Oscar-winning title song. And while the movie has its flaws (it contains references to “Bwana George” and such that would be considered frightfully un-PC nowadays), the animal footage, especially that of the lions in their various stages of development, is extraordinary and timelessly entertaining. DVD bonus features are limited to theatrical trailers, but the digitally remastered film can be viewed in both widescreen and full screen. A keeper. –Sam Graham

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Tags: bill travers, bonus features, bwana, game warden, george adamson, john barry, lion cubs, lions, principal roles, sam graham, stages of development, theatrical trailers, virginia mckenna, wife joy

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