The Lion (film)

The Lion
Directed by Jack Cardiff
Produced by Samuel G. Engel
Written by Irene Kamp
Louis Kamp
Based on Le lion
1958 novel
by Joseph Kessel
Starring William Holden
Trevor Howard
Capucine
Music by Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography Ted Scaife
Edited by Russell Lloyd
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date
 26 July 1962 (World Premiere, London)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Lion is a DeLuxe Color 1962 drama film in CinemaScope directed by Jack Cardiff, starring William Holden and Trevor Howard. Filmed on location in Kenya and Uganda and on a co-owned property of Holden in Kenya, the Mount Kenya Safari Club.[1]

The film had its World Premiere at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End on 26 July 1962.[2]

Plot summary

Successful American lawyer Robert Hayward (William Holden) is in Kenya because his ex-wife Christine (Capucine) is having some problems with their eleven-year-old daughter Tina (Pamela Franklin), who has a great affinity with Africa, its customs and its wildlife. Tina spends much of her time in the company of the lion she raised from a cub. Christine has remarried and her new husband John Bullit (Trevor Howard), a former big-game hunter, now manages a large Kenyan animal preserve.[3] Hayward and Bullit compete for the romantic affection of Christine and for the daughterly affection of Tina. The son of a local tribal chief sees Tina as a potential future wife, and his efforts to impress her prove to be disastrous.

Cast

  • William Holden as Robert Hayward
  • Trevor Howard as John Bullit
  • Capucine as Christine
  • Pamela Franklin as Tina
  • Christopher Agunda as Elder of Masai (uncredited)
  • Ralph Helfer as Masai Warrior (uncredited)
  • Paul Oduor as Orlunga (uncredited)
  • Makara Kwaiha Ramadhani as Bogo (uncredited)
  • Samuel Obiero Romboh as Kihero (uncredited)
  • Zakee as Ol' Kalu (uncredited)
  • and the lion Zamba as King / The Lion

Comic book adaption

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81461/The-Lion/articles.html
  2. ↑ The Times online archive 26/7/1962 page 2
  3. ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-lion-v99711
  4. ↑ "Gold Key: The Lion". Grand Comics Database.
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