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The Lion (1962)

★ 5.6/10 96 min Drama, Adventure United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Jack Cardiff
Screenplay by: Irene Kamp, Louis Kamp
Novel: Joseph Kessel
Streaming: Not available

Description

Young Tina lives with her mother and stepfather on a wildlife reserve in Kenya. While her stepfather believes this is a wonderful environment for her to grow up in, her mother becomes increasingly concerned by her behaviour. These concerns are reinforced when it is revealed that her daughter's best friend in the whole world is a fully grown lion. Worried that her daughter may be turning into a savage, she sends for her former husband, Tina's biological father, in the hope that he can take her back to civilization (in this case rural Connecticut). But it seems as though Tina's mother wants something more than a civilized upbringing for her daughter.

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William Holden
William Holden Robert Hayward
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard John Bullit
Capucine
Capucine Christine
Pamela Franklin
Pamela Franklin Tina

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