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This wondrous true adventure from the best-selling novel about a woman who raised a lioness and eventually set her free is beautifully photographed on the vast, golden savannas of central Africa. When game warden George Adamson (Bill Travers) is forced to kill a menacing lion and lioness, he and his wife Joy (Virginia McKenna) adopt their three cubs. Two are sent off to zoos, but the third is kept - a female they name Elsa - to which they have become particularly attached. When Elsa becomes a full grown lioness, the Adamsons realise that she must be set free and taught to survive on her own. A year later the Adamsons return to the savanna and are surprised by a very special welcome from their old friend. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1967 - John Barry (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1967 - John Barry (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song))
Golden Globes
- 1967 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1967 - Virginia McKenna (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1967 - John Barry (Best Original Song)