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The Lion

The Lion

19621h 36m
DramaAdventure

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Released

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1962

Runtime

1h 36m

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Storyline

""He'd tear you to pieces if I gave the word.""

Young Tina lives with her mother and stepfather on a wildlife reserve in Kenya. While her stepfather believes this is a wonderful environment for her to grow up in, her mother becomes increasingly concerned by her behaviour. These concerns are reinforced when it is revealed that her daughter's best friend in the whole world is a fully grown lion. Worried that her daughter may be turning into a savage, she sends for her former husband, Tina's biological father, in the hope that he can take her back to civilization (in this case rural Connecticut). But it seems as though Tina's mother wants something more than a civilized upbringing for her daughter.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Aug 19, 1962
Languages
English
Director
Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff
Production
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United KingdomUnited States of America

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