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| distributor = Columbia-Warner Distributors<br />Columbia Pictures<br />[[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| distributor = Columbia-Warner Distributors<br />Columbia Pictures<br />[[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| released = {{Film date|1972|04|15}} (Japan)
| released = {{Film date|1972|04|15}} (Japan)
| runtime = 90 min.
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Nigel Davenport]] ... George Adamson
* [[Nigel Davenport]] as George Adamson
* [[Susan Hampshire]] ... Joy Adamson
* [[Susan Hampshire]] as Joy Adamson
* [[Geoffrey Keen]] ... Kendall
* [[Geoffrey Keen]] as Kendall
* [[Peter Lukoye]] ... Nuru
* [[Peter Lukoye]] as Nuru
* [[Shane De Louvre]] ... Makedde
* [[Shane De Louvre]] as Makedde
* [[Robert Beaumont (actor)|Robert Beaumont]] ... Billy Collins
* [[Robert Beaumont (actor)|Robert Beaumont]] as Billy Collins
* [[Nobby Noble]] ... Bank Manager
* [[Nobby Noble]] as Bank Manager
* [[Allaudin Qureshi]] ... Bank Clerk
* [[Allaudin Qureshi]] as Bank Clerk
* Charles Hayes ... Herbert Baker
* Charles Hayes as Herbert Baker
* [[Jean Hayes]] ... Mrs. Herbert Baker
* [[Jean Hayes]] as Mrs. Herbert Baker
* [[Edward Judd]] ... Weaver
* [[Edward Judd]] as Weaver


==Reception==
==Reception==
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Andy Webb from "The Movie Scene" gave the film two out of five stars and stated: "What this all boils down to is that "Living Free" whilst still an entertaining movie is not a patch on "Born Free". From the change in actors, through to the overlong recap and natural history lesson it just doesn't feel right. And whilst the storyline itself relays some of the emotion of Joy and George's battle to protect Elsa's legacy the connection to the emotion never really comes across from the acting or the way the movie is directed.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Webb|first1=Andy|title=Living Free (1972)|url=http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/living-free/living-free.html|website=The Movie Scene}}</ref> [[Howard Thompson (film critic)|Howard Thompson]] from [[The New York Times]] wrote: "'Born Free' history is repeating itself and the freshness and novelty wear thin. Still, these are enterprising, well-meaning adults, the animals—all of them — and the exotic scenery are diverting and the picture is clean as a lion's tooth, not that we've ever crawled up close for a look. "Living Free" is close enough to sensible entertainment for the children — and bright ones, too."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Howard|title=Film: Elsa's Cubs Pad In:' Living Free' Tracks Trio Raised by Humans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F06E5D8173EE63ABC4B52DFB1668389669EDE|website=The New York Times|accessdate=9 July 2017}}</ref>
Andy Webb from "The Movie Scene" gave the film two out of five stars and stated: "What this all boils down to is that "Living Free" whilst still an entertaining movie is not a patch on "Born Free". From the change in actors, through to the overlong recap and natural history lesson it just doesn't feel right. And whilst the storyline itself relays some of the emotion of Joy and George's battle to protect Elsa's legacy the connection to the emotion never really comes across from the acting or the way the movie is directed.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Webb|first1=Andy|title=Living Free (1972)|url=http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/living-free/living-free.html|website=The Movie Scene}}</ref> [[Howard Thompson (film critic)|Howard Thompson]] from [[The New York Times]] wrote: "'Born Free' history is repeating itself and the freshness and novelty wear thin. Still, these are enterprising, well-meaning adults, the animals—all of them — and the exotic scenery are diverting and the picture is clean as a lion's tooth, not that we've ever crawled up close for a look. "Living Free" is close enough to sensible entertainment for the children — and bright ones, too."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Howard|title=Film: Elsa's Cubs Pad In:' Living Free' Tracks Trio Raised by Humans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F06E5D8173EE63ABC4B52DFB1668389669EDE|website=The New York Times|accessdate=9 July 2017}}</ref>


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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0068866}}
* {{IMDb title|0068866}}


[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:1972 films]]

Revision as of 17:00, 8 July 2018

For the 1961 book by Joy Adamson, see Elsa the Lioness.

Living Free
Film Poster
Directed byJack Couffer
Written byJoy Adamson (Book)
Millard Kaufman (Screenplay by)
Produced byPaul B. Radin
Starring
CinematographyWolfgang Suschitzky
Edited byDon Deacon
Music bySol Kaplan
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia-Warner Distributors
Columbia Pictures
NBC
Release date
  • April 15, 1972 (1972-04-15)
(Japan)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Living Free is a 1972 British drama film, written by Millard Kaufman and directed by Jack Couffer. It is starred by Nigel Davenport, Susan Hampshire and Geoffrey Keen.[1] This film is a sequel to Born Free, which was based on the book of the same name by Joy Adamson. The film Living Free is also based on a book by Joy Adamson, however, it is not based on the book by the same name but is instead based on the third book in the series, Forever Free. Singer Julie Budd sang the title song, composed by Sol Kaplan and Freddy Douglass.[2]

Plot

After Elsa the lioness dies, her three lion cubs (Jespah, Gopa and Little Elsa) are forced to move to a game preserve and must learn to hunt on their own with the help of George Adamson and his wife, Joy.

Cast

Reception

The film was nominated for one Golden Globe Awards for Best English-Language Foreign Film.[3]

Andy Webb from "The Movie Scene" gave the film two out of five stars and stated: "What this all boils down to is that "Living Free" whilst still an entertaining movie is not a patch on "Born Free". From the change in actors, through to the overlong recap and natural history lesson it just doesn't feel right. And whilst the storyline itself relays some of the emotion of Joy and George's battle to protect Elsa's legacy the connection to the emotion never really comes across from the acting or the way the movie is directed.[4] Howard Thompson from The New York Times wrote: "'Born Free' history is repeating itself and the freshness and novelty wear thin. Still, these are enterprising, well-meaning adults, the animals—all of them — and the exotic scenery are diverting and the picture is clean as a lion's tooth, not that we've ever crawled up close for a look. "Living Free" is close enough to sensible entertainment for the children — and bright ones, too."[5]


References

  1. ^ "Living Free (1972)". BFI. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ Passafiume, Andrea (2015). "Living Free (1972)". Turner Classic Movies.
  3. ^ "Awards for 1973". IMDB. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. ^ Webb, Andy. "Living Free (1972)". The Movie Scene.
  5. ^ Thompson, Howard. "Film: Elsa's Cubs Pad In:' Living Free' Tracks Trio Raised by Humans". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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