Christian the Lion

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Christian the Lion

1971

1h 29m

Documentary

Adventure

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Two people try to return a London zoo lion to its native environment.

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This was a really good, yet heartbreaking, and also redeeming documentary. The scene where he is running down the hill to greet his first "people-parents" after not seeing them for a year really gets me! Don't be put off by the low production value - it is worth seeing.

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01/12/23

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nice to see real lions and their human friends

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Bill Travers

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James Hill

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Bill Travers

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Virginia McKenna

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George Adamson

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Anthony Bourke

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Synopsis

Two people try to return a London zoo lion to its native environment.

Director: Bill Travers, James Hill
Producer: Bill Travers, James Hill
Screenwriter: Bill Travers, James Hill
Production Co: Morning Star Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2017
Runtime: 1h 29m

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