To Walk with Lions

To Walk with Lions

PG-13 1999 · 110 min · ★ 5.8 · Adventure, Drama

Drama based loosely on the final years of Kenya game warden and lion-raiser George Adamson's life. An unofficial sequel to 'Born Free' (1966) and 'Living Free' (1972), which also dramatized the life of Adamson, this film picks up the life of George on the African wildlife preserve he runs with the help of his brother Terrence. When drifter Tony Fitzjohn arrives to work for the old men he initially takes poorly to the task, almost savaged by a lion on his first day and on the verge of leaving when he hears that his predecessor was killed in a similar incident. The arrival of a lion cub that Fitzjohn must care for and raise changes everything. Soon he finds himself helping the brothers in their fight to save lions - and, ultimately, the park itself - from the poachers, soldiers and corrupt government officials that threaten them.

Directed by Carl Schultz · Written by Sharon Buckingham

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Richard Harris George Adamson
John Michie Tony Fitzjohn
Ian Bannen Terence Adamson
Honor Blackman Joy Adamson
Kerry Fox Lucy Jackson
Geraldine Chaplin Victoria Anrecelli
Hugh Quarshie Maxwell
Guy Williams John Bell
Tirus Gathwe Keya
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