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Born Free

1966 film by James Hill
Movie film Q1453797
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Summary

Born Free is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Score[3], Genesis Award[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: James Hill[6]
  • Screenwriter: Lester Cole[7]
  • Composer: John Barry[8]
  • Genre: children's film[9], adventure film[10], drama film[11]
  • Based on: Born Free[12]
  • Cast member: Virginia Anne McKenna[13], Bill Travers[14], Geoffrey Keen[15]
  • Producer: Sam Jaffe[16], Paul B. Radin[17]
  • Depicts: Elsa[18]
  • Production company: Shepperton Studios[19]
  • Director of photography: Kenneth Talbot[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Commons category: Born Free (film)[22]
  • Soundtrack release: Born Free[23]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[24]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[25], 88%[26]
  • Color: color[27]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[28]
  • Publication date: March 14, 1966[29]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[30], Netflix[31]
  • Narrative location: Kenya[32]
  • Filming location: Kenya[33]
  • Film editor: Don Deacon[34]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score[35]
  • Title: Born Free[36]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Born Free's after a work by is recorded as Joy Adamson[37].

Why It Matters

Born Free has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did Born Free receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Score[3], Genesis Award[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

Related Entities

film John Barry Kenya Netflix United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
    Ampas collections film id → W083526
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W083526, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 60182
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 60182, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Joy Adamson
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ After a work by: Joy Adamson, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788062380436"
  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18942
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 18942, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  5. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 9044
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14587: 9044, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297979468|野生のエルザ (#297979468)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'mat"
  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1966-03-14T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Lester Cole
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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