Born Free

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

James Hill
(directed by)
Tom McGowan
(uncredited)

Writing Credits

Joy Adamson
(book)
Lester Cole
(screenplay) (originally as Gerald L.C. Copley)

Cast

Virginia McKenna
Joy Adamson
Bill Travers
George Adamson
Geoffrey Keen
Kendall
Peter Lukoye
Nuru
Omar Chambati
Makkede
Bill Godden
Sam
Bryan Epsom
Baker
Robert Cheetham
Ken
Robert S. Young
James
Geoffrey Best
Watson
Surya Patel
Doctor
Elsa
Lion Cub / Lioness (uncredited)
Pati
Rock Hyrax

Produced by

Carl Foreman
executive producer (uncredited)
Sam Jaffe
producer
Paul B. Radin
producer (as Paul Radin)

Music by

John Barry
(music composed by)

Cinematography by

Kenneth Talbot
director of photography

Editing by

Don Deacon

Production Management

Sidney G. Barnsby
production supervisor
L.C. Rudkin
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William P. Cartlidge
assistant director
Gavrik Losey
assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Chris Greenham
sound editor
Claude Hitchcock
sound recordist
Bob Jones
sound recordist (as Robert Jones)
Richard Best Jr.
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
John Hall
boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Chic Anstiss
camera operator (as Rodney Anstiss)
Tom Watson
gaffer
Wally Wheatley
grip
Robin Browne
clapper loader (uncredited)
Marc Hyams
second camera operator (uncredited)
John Jay
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Elsa Fennell
wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Gordon Davie
assistant editor

Music Department

John Barry
conducted by / orchestrator (uncredited)
Sidney Margo
music contractor (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson
music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Kay Rawlings
continuity

Additional Crew

George Adamson
chief technical adviser
Carl Foreman
presenter
Hal Mason
production coordinator
Jane Oscroft
production secretary
Joel Preston
publicist
Peter Whitehead
animal supervisor
Sieuwke Bisleti
animal trainer (uncredited)
Halsey Raines
publicity director (uncredited)

Thanks

Haile Selassie
the producers are also most grateful for help received from (as His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia)
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