Summary
At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 88Audiences 76GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer88%
Audience score86%
IMDb7.2
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for adventure movies, −8 min on the typical 103
typical 10395Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 69 more
Released
1966
March 14, 1966
60 years ago
Genres
AdventureFamilyDramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Academy Awards1967
- Music (Original Score)1967Won
Golden Globe Awards1966
- Best Actress, Motion Picture Drama1966Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
13 people
Directing · 3
- James Hill Director
- William P. Cartlidge Assistant Director
- Gavrik Losey Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Lester Cole Screenplay
- Joy Adamson Book
- Don Black Lyricist
Production · 5
- Carl Foreman Executive Producer
- Sam Jaffe Producer
- Paul B. Radin Producer
- Sidney G. Barnsby Production Supervisor
- L. C. Rudkin Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Kenneth Talbot Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Don Deacon Editor
Sound · 6
- John Barry Original Music Composer, Songs
- Richard Best Jr. Assistant Sound Editor
- Claude Hitchcock Sound Recordist
- Bob Jones Sound Recordist
- Chris Greenham Sound Editor
- John D. Hall Boom Operator
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