Born Free (Columbia Pictures) (1966)

From The Pages Of The Beloved Best Seller... A Motion Picture To Deli@ht All The World! ae is COLUMBIA PICTURES and CARL FOREMAN present VIRGINIA MeKENNA-BILL TRAVERS FRG with GEOFFREY KEEN Based on the international best seller by JOY ADAMSON Written for the sereen by SERALD 1.0, COPLEY Music Composed and Conducted by JOHN BARRY Produced by SAM JAF KE and PAUL RADIN " Directed by JAMES HILL AN OPEN ROAD-HIGHROAD-ATLAS CO-PRODUCTION » PANAVISION® COLUMBIACOLOR Ad No. 406--504 Lines—4 Cols. x 9 Inches THE STORY (Not for Publication) George Adamson, game warden in the wilds of Kenya, brings three female lion cubs home to George Adamson ........ Bill Travers his wife, Joy, after being forced to kill their mother and RG ose Geoffrey Keen vee their man-eating father. Joy tends the little animals, and pet : ‘ lupe et Peter Luckoye falls in love with Elsa, the youngest, who becomes her con stant companion. When the District Commissioner points Makkede ............ Omar Chambati out that the lions are growing into potential menaces, Joy Salk. cen nae eee Bill Godden and Adamson take the cubs to the Nairobi airport, to ship Baker = ye Bryan Epsom them off to a zoo, but Joy's reluctance to part with Elsa is persuasive; George sends off only the other two. Still a member of the family, Elsa becomes a full-grown lioness, but her playfulness now is becoming a major concern. The District Commissioner is determined that she be shipped to a zoo before someone kills her, as nearly happens; Joy and George persuade him to give them time to teach her to fend for herself in the jungle. For three weeks, they do what they can to teach Elsa to kill for her food; finally, they succeed. When the mating season comes up, Elsa disappears into the bush. A year later, George and Joy—returned from their “long leave''—are visited by Elsa and her own three cubs, while her lion-mate sits on the heights outside the camp. When Elsa and her cubs leave to rejoin him, Joy and George Adamson know there will be other reunions, but Elsa will carry on in accord with her birthright; she was born free, and will live free. Running Time: 95 minutes Page 6 Joy Adamson .... Virginia McKenna Ken Utility Mat No. 1 e Ad No. 101 e Ad No. 102 e Ad No. 204 e Ad No. 205 e Ad No. 207 e Ad No. 208 e Publicity I-A e Publicity 2-A COLUMBIA PICTURES gga ani CARL FOREMAN sen BRW wir PANAVISIONCOLUMBIACOLOR AN OPEN ROAD-HIGHROAD-ATLAS CO-PRODUCTION Ad No. 10!—14 Lines | Col. x | Inch THE CAST Seated state Robert Cheetham ES hi ee Robert Young Aion ate Geoffrey Best Indian Doctor .............. Surya Patel and Girl, Boy, Ugas, Henrietta, Mara and the Cubs THE CREDITS Written for the screen by Gerald L. C. Copley; Based on the book by Joy Adamson; Directed by James Hill; Produced by Sam Jaffe and Paul Radin; Executive Producer, Carl Foreman; Director of Photography, Kenneth Talbot; Music Composed and Conducted by John Barry; Production CoOrdinator, Hal Mason; Chief Technical Adviser, George Adamson; Animal Supervisor, Peter Whitehead; Editor, Don Deacon; Sound Editor, Chris Greenham; Camera Operator, Rodney Anstiss; Sound Recordists, Claude Hitchcock, Robert Jones; Assistant Editor, Gordon Davie; Gaffer, Tom Watson; Grip, Wally Wheatley; Production Manager, L. C. Rudkin; Production Supervisor, Sidney G. Barnsby; Assistant Director, William P. Cartlidge; Continuity, Kay Rawling; Production Secretary, Jane Oscroft. Filmed in Panavision®. Eastmancolor by Pathe. An Open Road-Highroad Atlas Co-Production. Presented by Columbia Pictures and Carl Foreman.