UK / USA,
1966, 92 min
VOD (3)
Plots(1)
In Kenya, British game warden George Adamson and his wife Joy raise a lioness, Elsa, as a pet, only to discover that they must retrain her to live in the wild in order to prevent the Government from placing her in a zoo. (official distributor synopsis)
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)