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Release Date:
June 4, 1999
Original Title:
To Walk with Lions
Genres:
Adventure | Drama
Production Companies:
Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures
Studio Eight Productions
Production Countries:
Canada | Kenya | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 12 US: PG-13
Runtime: 110
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.
Art Direction:
Michael Devine
Camera Operator:
Vic Purcell
Casting:
Lenny Juma
Dori Zuckerman
Cathy Henderson
Sarah Beardsall
Dan Hubbard
John Hubbard
Costume Design:
Nicole Pelletier
Suzanne Belcher
Dialogue Editor:
Steven Gurman
Director:
Carl Schultz
Director of Photography:
Jean Lépine
Editor:
Angelo Corrao
Key Hair Stylist:
Dario Lapointe
Makeup Department Head:
Annick Chartier
Music:
Alan Reeves
Orchestrator:
Richard Bronskill
Producer:
Julie Allan
Pieter Kroonenburg
Script Supervisor:
Pamela Willis
Set Decoration:
Lulu Archer
Special Effects Coordinator:
Gilbert Larose Jr.
Steadicam Operator:
Jamie Fowlds
Supervising Sound Editor:
Glenn Tussman
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