To Walk With Lions
(1999)
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The continuing story of George Adamson and his battle to save wildlife in Kenya. This time George and Tony, a down-and-out from London, try to put a stop to illegal trading for rhino horn and ivory... |
Grittier and less sentimental than the original, this fine follow-up to Born Free stars Richard Harris as an ageing George Adamson, long separated from wife Joy, but still enjoying life with the lions despite the predations of poachers and the grudging tolerance of the Kenyan government. The story is seen through the eyes of an English backpacker (John Michie), who chronicles Adamson's life up to his brutal killing by poachers in 1989. The leonine-looking Harris delivers a towering lead performance — like good wine, he matures with age — and there's solid support from Kerry Fox, Honor Blackman, Ian Bannen and Geraldine Chaplin.