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To Walk With Lions is the acclaimed follow up to Born Free, starring Richard Harris as renowned animal conservationist and lion expert George Adamson.
Set in Kenya in the late 1980s, British backpacker Tony Fitzjohn is fired from his safari driving stint and lands a job assisting the aging George Adamson at his wildlife reserve. After a shaky start with the lions, Tony soon develops a rapport with the animals and also a strong bond with George who continues to battle the government and poachers to protect the magnificent creatures that mean so much to him.
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Faultless, inspiring, highly recommended --Film Review
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Born Free moved audiences in such a way that the music still brings tears to peoples eyes. The inspiring true story of Joy and George Adamson and their fight to keep preserve nature touched a nerve with people. It exposed not only cruelty but gave audiences an insight into the work of two remarkable people who were willing to risk their lives to save animals.
Now comes the continuing story of George Adamson- the Kenyan Game warden who even in his eighties refuses the let lions become hunted like foxes. George takes on Tony Fitzjohn, (John Miche) a drifter from London to help with his quest. After the brutal murder of his wife Joy it becomes clear that George is in danger. The blood on the hands of the hunters = money for the ivory trade and other barbaric souvenir uses. Soon George is not only battling to save the lions but also it to stay alive.
This amazing film has a strong story at its core and is made even more compelling because it is true. The acting is superb. Richard Harris proves that after his career resurgence in Gladiator he has more good performances under his belt. John Miche is also excellent as George's young protégéé- displaying a devil may care attitude mixed with a need to continue in the old man's footsteps by the end of the film.
Absent from the Born Free films were a sense of true grit. In To Walk With Lions there is realism at every turn. When George becomes the hunted- it is not beautiful or easy to watch. Also evident is a sense of irony. The Characters even refer to the Born Free music in a jokey way.
The cinemaphotography is breathtaking and gives you a glimpse of Kenya rarely seen before. Add to this a stirring soundtrack and superb "Pied Piper" style shots of the lions following George calmly and you are left with a beautiful testament on film- to a remarkable man.
To Walk With Lions was over-looked in cinemas. Take a chance on this film and you will wonder how and why it got away in the first place. Just keep plenty of tissues handy for the heart-breaking dénouement.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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To Walk With Lions is a nice film in the better sense of the word. Focussing on George Adamson's later years trying to protect his lion reserve from poachers and government closure, it's a more honest and less Disneyfied take on the material than the whitewashed Born Free, as a surprisingly good cameo by Honor Blackman as a temperamental and manipulative Joy Adamson underlines. Richard Harris looks the spitting image of Adamson (he has the look of that type of white African) and surprisingly leonine, although his voice had gone by this point which does hurt some of his scenes, especially his laughably heroic death scene. It's not a classic by any means, but it's also not a lazy film even if the script isn't great. Not bad.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This sequel to "Born Free" stars Richard Harris in the lead role as George Adamson as a lion un-tamer preparing lions that have been raised in captivity how to be "wild". Adamson sees lions as our spiritual brothers and shares an exceptional relationship with them. Adamson also has a young arrogant apprentice (John Michie-Taggart) who has to learn quickly in order to survive. Great movie especially if you love lions as this shows them as they should be.
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not what i expected
it was a well made movie with some amazing acting. it wasnt very nice to see way the relationship between joy and george ended up. Read more
Published on 5 April 2010 by wes snipes
a little known gem
The film, mainly about George Adamson, is a continuation of Born Free. I have to say that casting Richard Harris in the lead role was a master stroke. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2008 by Red Rose
TO WALK WITH LIONS
After reading born free and watching 'born free' and 'living free', I wanted to watch ' to walk with lions'. Richard harris plays george adamson wonderfully. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2007 by Dr. S. S. Nagi
totally moving
This brings the elsa and adamsons story right up to date. George and Tony fight the illegal poachers, while the authorities try to end the lion release program, it is a battle on... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2005
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