The Lion (1962)
- Directed by
- Jack Cardiff
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family living in Kenya is caught in a tense situation involving a lion. The story follows their struggles with loyalty and nature.
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What happens
The Lion is a 1962 British adventure film in CinemaScope directed by Jack Cardiff, starring William Holden and Trevor Howard. Filmed on location in Kenya and Uganda and on a property in Kenya co-owned by Holden, the Mount Kenya Safari Club. The film is based on the novel The Lion by the French author Joseph Kessel. The film had its World Premiere at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End on 26 July 1962. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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