The Orphan lions

United States, 1973

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An edited version of the feature film “Living free” in which three lion cubs in danger of not surviving after the death of their mother are taken on a journey of 700 miles by two conservationists and set free on the Serengeti Plains in Africa.

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Credits

director

Jack Couffer

producer

Carl Foreman

production company

Columbia Pictures

Learning Corporation of America

Duration

00:17:43:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1973

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