To Walk with Lions
(1999)
Regisseur:
Carl SchultzSchauspieler:
Richard Harris, Kerry Fox, Ian Bannen, Hugh Quarshie, Honor Blackman, Geraldine Chaplin, John Michie, Guy Williams, David Mulwa, Grace Levi, Fred Opondo, Tonny Ernest Njuguna, Douglas O. Ayayo, Raymond Ofula, Edward Kwach, Tirus GathweTony Fitzjohn hat es an die Ostafrika-Küste verschlagen. Er ist auf der Suche nach dem großen Kick, den er sich so vorstellt, als Safarifahrer hübsche Damen durch die Savanne zu kutschieren. Doch bald trifft er auf George Adamson, den er anfangs für verrückt hält. Schließlich erkennt er in ihm einen couragierten Wildhüter, der von zahlreichen Lobby-Vertretern angefeindet und bedroht wird. Fitzjohn schließt sich ihm an und wird sein Nachfolger im harten Kampf um die Rechte der Tiere.
Drama based loosely on the final years of Kenya game warden and lion-raiser George Adamson's life. An unofficial sequel to 'Born Free' (1966) and 'Living Free' (1972), which also dramatised the life of Adamson, this film picks up the life of George (Richard Harris) on the African wildlife preserve he runs with the help of his brother Terrence (Ian Bannen). When drifter Tony Fitzjohn (John Michie) arrives to work for the old men he initially takes poorly to the task, almost savaged by a lion on his first day and on the verge of leaving when he hears that his predecessor was killed in a similar incident. The arrival of a lion cub that Fitzjohn must care for and raise changes everything. Soon he finds himself helping the brothers in their fight to save lions - and, ultimately, the park itself - from the poachers, soldiers and corrupt government officials that threaten them.
Drama based loosely on the final years of Kenya game warden and lion-raiser George Adamson's life. An unofficial sequel to 'Born Free' (1966) and 'Living Free' (1972), which also dramatised the life of Adamson, this film picks up the life of George (Richard Harris) on the African wildlife preserve he runs with the help of his brother Terrence (Ian Bannen). When drifter Tony Fitzjohn (John Michie) arrives to work for the old men he initially takes poorly to the task, almost savaged by a lion on his first day and on the verge of leaving when he hears that his predecessor was killed in a similar incident. The arrival of a lion cub that Fitzjohn must care for and raise changes everything. Soon he finds himself helping the brothers in their fight to save lions - and, ultimately, the park itself - from the poachers, soldiers and corrupt government officials that threaten them.
