Created 8/27/08
The true story of a lion cub taken from his zoo-caged parents and sold in a London department store, and bought by two of the most understanding men a lion could hope to meet. Named "Christian", this remarkably gentle and intelligent lion became a British celebrity and professional model. As he reached maturity, his owners… (more) decided to give him something he was never destined for: freedom to live as a wild lion in Africa. A chance meeting with "Born Free" stars Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to an appeal to George Adamson to take Christian and teach him how to be a wild lion.
"Christian the Lion" is a most extraordinary film. It was made to finance the long effort to bring Christian to Africa and establish him with a pride of lions. You will see Christian in London and in Africa, George Adamson and his brother Terrence, many lions the Adamsons worked with closely, including the huge Boy from the movie Born Free, and the ENTIRE heartwarming reunion scene you've seen on YouTube.
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