The Hiding Place 2023 - Born Free Full English Films
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00:05:32 I am Joy Adamson, and for many years my home has been in the northern province of Kenya,
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00:05:51 And we were on safari in the Buran region, where a man-eating lion had been reported.
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00:14:42 When they became three months old, their teeth were big enough for them to eat meat.
00:14:46 And this soon meant that poor little Elsa never got her fair share.
00:14:50 [chewing]
00:14:55 So I kept the best bits for her.
00:14:59 George said he was convinced Elsa thought I was her mother.
00:15:03 Whatever she thought, she made me happy by following me everywhere
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00:15:11 When they grew older and needed more room for play,
00:15:16 we put Nuru in charge of them and they got along beautifully.
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00:15:30 Elsa! What are you doing?
00:15:33 Go away! Go away! Go! Get away! Go!
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00:15:49 Getting them out of their cage for their morning exercise was never a problem.
00:15:53 Come on, Rebby.
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00:16:00 But putting them to bed was another story.
00:16:03 Come back. Nuru, run around.
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00:16:16 Come on. That's it.
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00:16:24 And you.
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00:16:58 Eventually, we had to ban them entirely from the house.
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00:17:13 To make it up to them, we hung an old tire from a tree,
00:17:16 and Elsa particularly fell in love with it.
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00:17:27 They're beginning to look like lions now, aren't they?
00:17:29 Yes, and to behave like them too.
00:17:33 Don't I remember the father was a man-eater?
00:17:36 You don't believe that man-eating is an inherited trait, do you?
00:17:40 I don't think anyone really knows.
00:17:43 [chirping]
00:17:47 I hope you're both ready for lunch, because I am,
00:17:49 and hungry enough to eat a hyena.
00:17:51 John's just wondering if your cubs might get around to eating people one day.
00:17:55 Oh, you're joking, of course.
00:17:57 My lions are perfect little angels, and you know it.
00:18:00 Yes, but they'll be very large angels soon.
00:18:02 Isn't it about time you thought of shipping them off to a zoo?
00:18:05 Is that an order, John?
00:18:07 You're touching it.
00:18:10 Have you been feeding him that lion's milk he's become so famous for?
00:18:13 No, of course it's not an order, but it's a good idea, isn't it?
00:18:16 Yes, of course you're right.
00:18:18 We've already arranged for them to be taken by Rotterdam Zoo.
00:18:20 They're not ecstatic about it.
00:18:22 Why? It's an excellent zoo.
00:18:23 George means we're going to miss them.
00:18:25 I know I will terribly, particularly one of them.
00:18:27 Of course you will.
00:18:29 They're absolutely lovable at this age.
00:18:31 It's all my fault. I forgot to shut the gates.
00:18:33 Kevin, help the house. Hurry.
00:18:35 I'll go and get the angels.
00:18:37 John, be a dear and get hold of Elsa, will you?
00:18:51 Be careful. She's not very strong.
00:18:53 Neither am I.
00:18:55 No, you don't understand. I mean, she's delicate.
00:18:57 So am I. Let George fetch her.
00:18:59 I wonder if you'll mind keeping your eye on her.
00:19:03 I'll be back in a moment.
00:19:05 All right, my delicate one, here I come.
00:19:11 Joy, would you go back and fetch Elsa?
00:19:15 Yes, oh, I hope John doesn't scare her.
00:19:17 Well, maybe we'll out-hand her.
00:19:19 Elsa, you naughty girl.
00:19:31 Don't you understand?
00:19:33 He's the boss. I'm sorry, John.
00:19:35 You must have frightened her.
00:19:37 Come on. Come on, darling.
00:19:39 You mustn't be afraid of John. He likes lions.
00:19:41 All too soon, we received word from the Rotterdam Zoo
00:19:47 that it was ready to receive the cubs.
00:19:49 We padded and wired the truck.
00:19:53 And each day we took them out for a long ride
00:19:59 in order to prepare them for the 180-mile trip
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00:20:03 I would leave Patty behind on these rides.
00:20:17 She was getting old now,
00:20:19 and I kept her as quiet as possible.
00:20:21 Look after Patty for me, Noro.
00:20:25 Yes, Mumsaf.
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00:20:29 All right, darling?
00:20:33 Yes, fine.
00:20:35 (MUFFLED SCREAMING)
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00:20:57 Mumsaf, Patty.
00:21:23 What's happened?
00:21:25 She's very sick, I think from heat. I think she'll die.
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00:21:59 She's dead.
00:22:01 When the day that I had been dreading came,
00:22:10 I went for a last walk with Elsa.
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00:22:17 Elsa?
00:22:21 Elsa?
00:22:28 Elsa?
00:22:30 Elsa?
00:22:32 Oh, there you are.
00:22:34 Come on.
00:22:36 Come on. Come on down.
00:22:38 This way. Come.
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00:22:52 Elsa, no.
00:22:58 Come away, please.
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00:23:04 Oh, thank you, darling.
00:23:10 That's a good girl.
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00:23:25 If it's any consolation, I feel as rotten about it as you do.
00:23:32 George, I think I ought to tell you that just now Elsa...
00:23:36 What about her?
00:23:39 Oh, nothing.
00:23:41 Oh, come on, love. Come on.
00:23:46 Here you are, my sweetie.
00:23:50 (ELSA GROWLING)
00:23:52 I suppose we do have to send them off.
00:23:58 Yes.
00:24:00 All of them?
00:24:02 Yes, even Elsa.
00:24:04 Even if I told you that just now she stopped me from walking into a great big cobra
00:24:08 and that she knew what she was doing?
00:24:10 (ELSA GROWLING)
00:24:12 I'm sorry. It wasn't fair to ask.
00:24:17 Well, let's get the show on the road, as they say.
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00:25:46 Would you mind awfully if I went and did some shopping?
00:25:58 Oh, good idea.
00:26:00 Can you cope?
00:26:10 Yes, I think so.
00:26:12 Joy, how will you get there?
00:26:15 In a taxi.
00:26:17 (SOBBING)
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00:27:24 I know it's silly. I know she's not a human being.
00:27:38 I know she's just a lion, but I wish I could stop feeling so miserable.
00:27:42 You will.
00:27:44 No, I'm just a fool. I'm going to miss her terribly.
00:27:48 You won't, you know.
00:27:51 Oh, Elsa.
00:27:54 Sweetie.
00:27:56 Elsa. Elsa.
00:27:59 Oh, darling, thank you.
00:28:02 Thank you very much.
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00:29:08 Hello, George.
00:29:27 Good afternoon, Bernard Cantor.
00:29:29 Where's Elsa?
00:29:33 She's out today.
00:29:35 Oh. Good.
00:29:37 How's Bernard George?
00:29:39 Much better now, but that malaria, very bad.
00:29:41 Good thing Bernard George have strong medicine.
00:29:44 Yes. Well, you don't look too bad.
00:29:46 I boxed six rounds of Nora before breakfast and earned a draw.
00:29:49 Good.
00:29:51 Marvellous stuff, these malarial pills.
00:29:53 Yes, if you don't overdo it.
00:29:55 Actually, I'm feeling fine. Well enough for Joy to go out,
00:29:57 and you know she wouldn't leave me if I weren't feeling fit.
00:29:59 Right. What's she up to?
00:30:01 I've got her checked.
00:30:03 And in case you're wondering, Elsa's with her.
00:30:06 (BOTH LAUGHING)
00:30:08 Why everyone assumes that Elsa and I have a feud is more than I can understand.
00:30:13 I hope so. Thank you.
00:30:15 Actually, George, what I did want to talk to you about was another lion.
00:30:18 You know, the one who's been snatching all those goats down in Keonga.
00:30:22 I don't see why you have to travel all that way in your condition.
00:30:25 Why don't I send Ken or one of the others?
00:30:28 I think I'd like some sea air.
00:30:30 If you don't mind waiting a few days till I feel a bit stronger.
00:30:32 I don't mind at all. The change will do you good.
00:30:34 But don't overdo it, will you?
00:30:36 Best cure for malaria is rest.
00:30:38 I take your point, John. I'll rest. I promise you.
00:30:41 Here, isn't it? Yes.
00:30:51 (HOWLING)
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00:30:59 Come on, Elsa.
00:31:04 Come on down. Ride's over.
00:31:06 Hurry up. Let's go and see how George is.
00:31:11 Hello, John. How nice of you to drop in.
00:31:15 This is lettuce for you, darling. Oh, thanks.
00:31:17 How are you feeling? Fine. Oh, good.
00:31:19 Boxed six rounds with John this morning.
00:31:21 And earned a draw.
00:31:23 How does it feel to live with a heavyweight champion of the world?
00:31:26 Marvellous. We boxed two rounds this morning and I knocked him out.
00:31:30 Can you stay to dinner?
00:31:32 Or better still, stay the night? I can do both.
00:31:34 Good. I'll just go and warn the cook.
00:31:36 Oh, poor darling. I've hurt her feelings.
00:31:40 Joy.
00:31:43 Hello, Elsa. Have a nice drive?
00:31:50 Stop it, Elsa. Hello, Elsa.
00:31:52 Get down.
00:31:54 Why don't you go and say hello to John?
00:31:56 Elsa.
00:31:58 You know, I think I'm being snubbed.
00:32:00 Now stop it, Elsa. I hope.
00:32:02 You're getting heavy, Elsa.
00:32:04 Stop it. You're squashing me.
00:32:06 Elsa.
00:32:09 Well, the question is, what have I forgotten?
00:32:16 Tell you what I've forgotten. I'm almost out of malaria pills.
00:32:19 Oh, right.
00:32:21 Goodbye, darling. Look after yourself.
00:32:23 And no boxing.
00:32:25 I wouldn't dream of such a thing.
00:32:27 Goodbye, John. Bye-bye, Joy. Lovely to see you.
00:32:29 Thank you. Now I must say goodbye to Elsa.
00:32:31 Where is she?
00:32:33 On her car.
00:32:35 Elsa, I told you, you couldn't go to Nairobi with me.
00:32:45 You've met my wife who talks to lions.
00:32:48 Please come down.
00:32:50 Elsa.
00:32:52 I'm afraid you'll have to help me, Father.
00:32:55 Good old Dad.
00:32:57 Elsa, don't be such a lunatic.
00:32:59 Get down. Get down.
00:33:01 Come on.
00:33:04 Come on.
00:33:07 Ooh.
00:33:09 Sure you won't have another cup of coffee before you go off, John?
00:33:24 No, thank you.
00:33:26 What'll you do with Elsa while you're away in Kiyonga?
00:33:28 We'll take her with us.
00:33:30 Unless you'd care to board her till we get back.
00:33:32 No, thank you.
00:33:34 You know, you're as much her prisoner as she is yours.
00:33:38 Well, she's not a prisoner.
00:33:40 She's a friend.
00:33:42 Yes, I know.
00:33:44 And there's probably no harm in taking her on a short trip with reasonable care.
00:33:47 But your long leave is due soon.
00:33:49 I don't suppose you're planning on taking her to England with you for a year?
00:33:53 No, it's a problem.
00:33:55 I've meant to talk to Joy about it, but I suppose I've been waiting.
00:33:58 Don't wait too long.
00:34:02 Look after yourself.
00:34:04 Come on, lunatic. You're blocking the road.
00:34:15 John wants to go home.
00:34:17 All clear, John.
00:34:21 Thank you.
00:34:24 (car door closes)
00:34:26 Ah, look. Joy'll be back tomorrow.
00:34:40 You can't stay here all night.
00:34:42 Damn it. Now you've got me talking to you.
00:34:45 Look, she'll be back tomorrow.
00:34:48 I promise you.
00:34:50 (sniffles)
00:34:52 Oh, Elsa, go away.
00:35:10 Don't you sneak up on me like that.
00:35:12 It's very unpleasant.
00:35:14 Elsa, get down, you idiot.
00:35:18 (growls)
00:35:20 Elsa? Elsa!
00:35:30 Stop playing about.
00:35:32 Kindly give me the towel.
00:35:35 Thank you.
00:35:38 Now let's have my dresser gown back.
00:35:45 Come on, give it to me.
00:35:47 Right away.
00:35:50 Go on, push off.
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00:36:16 (snoring)
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00:36:45 (growling)
00:37:01 Hello, Elsa. Did you look after George for me?
00:37:03 (growling)
00:37:06 Hello, darling.
00:37:11 How was your trip, George?
00:37:13 - Good trip. - Not bad.
00:37:15 - A bit dusty. - How is Elsa?
00:37:17 She missed her mum.
00:37:19 I did my best as a babysitter, but I'm afraid I'm not the type.
00:37:22 Do you know, she sat out here all night long waiting for you.
00:37:26 Poor thing. And poor you too, darling.
00:37:29 Come on, Elsa.
00:37:31 I'll find something nice for you.
00:37:38 George recovered from his attack of malaria that we left for Kionga the very next day,
00:37:42 wondering how Elsa would react to the sight of her first ocean.
00:38:05 We reached Kionga too late for anything except to make camp and then meet the local fishermen,
00:38:10 who had come to tell George about their troubles with the lion who was decimating their goats.
00:38:14 Under the circumstances, Elsa's presence seemed to puzzle them considerably.
00:38:19 (growling)
00:38:21 (goat bleating)
00:38:26 (snoring)
00:38:33 (snoring)
00:38:35 We were tired and had fallen asleep quickly.
00:38:43 But I was awakened by noises coming from near the cars and the camp kitchen.
00:38:47 There was no doubt that our cars, or our food, were providing a great temptation to someone.
00:38:58 I didn't want to wake George. He looked so tired and pale when we arrived.
00:39:02 (birds chirping)
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00:39:46 (snoring)
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00:40:16 George, George!
00:40:36 What is it?
00:40:37 There's a lion out there. I think it's John's goat-eater.
00:40:41 Don't be silly. No lion would come into camp.
00:40:44 It's probably a hyena or leopard or something.
00:40:47 No, it's a lion. I saw it. I was out there by the cook tent.
00:40:51 What were you doing?
00:40:56 All right.
00:40:59 Go back to bed.
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00:42:30 Did you see him?
00:42:41 Yes, I saw him.
00:42:43 Go to sleep.
00:42:45 What happened?
00:42:53 I'd rather not discuss it.
00:42:55 Go to sleep.
00:42:58 (snoring)
00:43:00 What are you doing?
00:43:11 Getting a drink of water.
00:43:14 Look, will you or will you not go to sleep?
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00:44:39 (roaring)
00:44:41 That's that. Work finished ahead of schedule.
00:44:49 From tomorrow, we play.
00:44:51 Marvellous watchdog you are.
00:44:56 (whimpering)
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00:45:09 Immediately after our first walk along the beach,
00:45:25 we all trooped down to the water's edge
00:45:27 to introduce Elsa to the Indian Ocean.
00:45:30 At first, she was put off by the growl and rush of the waves
00:45:33 and the taste of the water
00:45:35 and perhaps by the audience we had collected,
00:45:38 which was looking on from a safe distance.
00:45:41 But soon her characteristic curiosity prevailed
00:45:45 and she enjoyed herself tremendously.
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00:46:29 (music)
00:46:31 (roaring)
00:46:45 She loved playing almost any game George invented.
00:46:57 At the same time, she exhibited a talent for football
00:47:00 that none of us had suspected.
00:47:02 (music)
00:47:04 (music)
00:47:20 (music)
00:47:22 It was a marvellous holiday
00:47:35 until one afternoon,
00:47:37 Nuru came panting down the beach
00:47:39 to tell me that something was terribly wrong with Buona George.
00:47:42 I ran to our camp.
00:47:48 (music)
00:47:50 George!
00:47:54 George!
00:47:56 George!
00:47:58 It's all right, George.
00:48:00 It's all right.
00:48:02 Lie down.
00:48:04 Just give me those.
00:48:06 Just give me those.
00:48:08 That's right.
00:48:10 (groaning)
00:48:12 (panting)
00:48:14 Yes, you see, medicine can be very good,
00:48:35 but too much medicine can be very bad.
00:48:37 And he has taken too much, you see,
00:48:39 and he has been too active too soon.
00:48:41 He might very well have died, you see.
00:48:43 Indeed, I'm surprised that he did not.
00:48:45 Goggle fishing too soon.
00:48:47 Too soon.
00:48:49 He seems to be an impetuous man.
00:48:51 True. He's a mad, impetuous boy.
00:48:54 Well, then we must curb his impetuosity.
00:48:56 No more goggling. Oh, no.
00:48:58 He must rest, and then he will get well.
00:49:00 We'll see to it, Doctor.
00:49:02 We'll get Elsa to look after him.
00:49:04 She's a wonderful watchdog.
00:49:06 Oh, yes, I see what you mean.
00:49:08 Goodbye.
00:49:10 Thank you very much.
00:49:12 Good luck.
00:49:14 You mad, impetuous boy.
00:49:16 Like all holidays,
00:49:32 ours was over all too soon,
00:49:34 and it was the last we would ever take together.
00:49:38 (cubs growling)
00:49:40 The time was approaching
00:49:53 when our lives would be changed forever.
00:49:55 Elsa was fully grown now.
00:50:00 She had already been in season
00:50:02 and was capable of having her own cubs.
00:50:05 And she was beginning to realize
00:50:07 that there was another life
00:50:09 than the one we had been living together.
00:50:11 A little later,
00:50:30 our troubles began.
00:50:33 (cubs growling)
00:50:35 You OK?
00:50:47 (cubs growling)
00:50:49 (gunshot)
00:51:06 Sorry, but I know that lioness.
00:51:08 She's a friend of mine.
00:51:10 You're certain she's all right?
00:51:14 Completely.
00:51:16 I went over to say hello very pleasantly
00:51:18 and then went on for a walk.
00:51:20 But frankly, it's a good thing I spotted her collar.
00:51:22 Otherwise Mr. Watson might have claimed his first bag.
00:51:24 I'm sorry, Mrs. Adamson.
00:51:26 I didn't know.
00:51:28 After all, you don't see a lion sitting in a tree every day.
00:51:31 No, I suppose not.
00:51:33 Actually, we're looking for elephants.
00:51:35 I've got my heart set on getting an elephant.
00:51:37 Well, we do get elephants here,
00:51:39 but not for shooting.
00:51:41 Oh, I don't understand.
00:51:43 Elephants are very fond of the maize and Brussels sprouts,
00:51:45 which they love, and they're usually quite well behaved.
00:51:47 They fascinate Elsa, I'm sorry to say.
00:51:49 This is elephant season now, by the way.
00:51:51 Oh, really?
00:51:53 Do you think we might get to see some?
00:51:55 I shouldn't be surprised.
00:51:57 (elephant trumpeting)
00:51:59 (cubs growling)
00:52:01 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:03 (cubs growling)
00:52:05 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:07 (cubs growling)
00:52:09 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:11 (cubs growling)
00:52:13 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:15 (cubs growling)
00:52:17 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:19 (cubs growling)
00:52:21 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:23 (cubs growling)
00:52:25 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:27 (cubs growling)
00:52:29 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:31 (cubs growling)
00:52:33 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:35 Monseur, Elsa's playing with elephants.
00:52:37 Many elephants.
00:52:39 Oh, sorry.
00:52:41 Come along if you want to see some elephants.
00:52:43 Oh, good.
00:52:45 Now, remember, these are just for looking at.
00:52:47 No shooting unless it's absolutely necessary.
00:52:49 I know, but let's go.
00:52:51 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:53 (cubs growling)
00:52:55 Come in the back. There's more room.
00:52:57 (elephant trumpeting)
00:52:59 (cubs growling)
00:53:01 Okay.
00:53:03 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:05 (cubs growling)
00:53:07 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:09 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:11 (cubs growling)
00:53:13 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:15 (cubs growling)
00:53:17 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:19 (cubs growling)
00:53:21 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:23 (cubs growling)
00:53:25 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:27 (cubs growling)
00:53:29 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:31 (cubs growling)
00:53:33 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:35 (cubs growling)
00:53:37 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:39 (cubs growling)
00:53:41 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:43 (cubs growling)
00:53:45 (elephant trumpeting)
00:53:47 A few moments later,
00:53:49 when we passed through the shambles of a village,
00:53:51 we saw one of the results of Elsa's
00:53:53 playing with the elephants.
00:53:55 As bad as it was,
00:53:57 it was a great relief to learn that no one had been hurt.
00:53:59 But now I was dreadfully afraid
00:54:01 that Elsa might have been trampled
00:54:03 by some angry elephant.
00:54:05 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:07 (cubs growling)
00:54:09 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:11 And then we saw her,
00:54:13 very happily bringing home
00:54:15 a two-year-old souvenir of the occasion.
00:54:17 (cubs growling)
00:54:19 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:21 (cubs growling)
00:54:23 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:25 (cubs growling)
00:54:27 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:29 (cubs growling)
00:54:31 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:33 (cubs growling)
00:54:35 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:37 (cubs growling)
00:54:39 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:41 (cubs growling)
00:54:43 (elephant trumpeting)
00:54:45 (cars passing)
00:54:47 (cars passing)
00:54:49 (birds chirping)
00:54:51 (car door opens)
00:54:53 (birds chirping)
00:54:55 (car door closes)
00:54:57 (birds chirping)
00:54:59 (birds chirping)
00:55:01 (birds chirping)
00:55:03 (birds chirping)
00:55:05 (cubs growling)
00:55:07 (cubs growling)
00:55:09 And the damage, I'm sorry to say,
00:55:11 is considerable.
00:55:13 The complaints and bills for crop damage, etc.,
00:55:15 are still coming in and will do so
00:55:17 for some time to come.
00:55:19 The point is, I'm afraid,
00:55:21 that you can't keep Elsa any longer.
00:55:23 I'm not responsible for the decision.
00:55:25 Don't you see, too many people know
00:55:27 that she was the cause of this stampede.
00:55:29 And from now on, she'll be blamed
00:55:31 for any lost livestock or damage,
00:55:33 or for anything that any wild lion
00:55:35 or leopard might do.
00:55:37 On the other hand, she might very easily
00:55:39 be shot by almost anyone.
00:55:41 I think you were lucky the last time.
00:55:43 She's too big now to be allowed to roam about,
00:55:45 even with Noru,
00:55:47 or with all respect, yourselves.
00:55:49 And you can't keep her caged all the time.
00:55:51 That would only frustrate her now,
00:55:53 and could easily make her vicious.
00:55:55 I'll find some zoo that will take her.
00:55:57 I'm certain you'll have no difficulty.
00:55:59 She'll make a wonderful attraction for any zoo.
00:56:01 Well, we've always known that she...
00:56:03 John,
00:56:05 I'm sure we can solve this in time.
00:56:07 That's the point, my dear.
00:56:09 There isn't very much time.
00:56:11 Your long leave has come through.
00:56:13 How soon?
00:56:15 In a month, so you see.
00:56:17 Well, why couldn't we take it here, in this country?
00:56:19 George wouldn't mind, would you, dear?
00:56:21 No.
00:56:23 The government policy is for a completely different climate.
00:56:25 Anyway, I'm certain we could easily find
00:56:27 a good zoo for her in a month.
00:56:29 I don't want her to go to a zoo.
00:56:31 I want to set her free.
00:56:33 You can't be serious.
00:56:35 You'd be sentencing her to death.
00:56:37 You might just as well shoot her here.
00:56:39 He's right.
00:56:41 She can't fend for herself.
00:56:43 She's never killed to eat.
00:56:45 She'd starve out there in the bush.
00:56:47 We could teach her.
00:56:49 You've waited too long anyway.
00:56:51 We could try.
00:56:53 You know how intelligent she is.
00:56:55 We could teach her, train her.
00:56:57 George, please, let's try.
00:56:59 I'm sorry, darling. I agree with John.
00:57:01 Even if we could show her how to hunt and kill,
00:57:03 she'd never hold her own against wild lions.
00:57:05 I don't want to part with her any more than you do.
00:57:09 But what's wrong with sending her to a zoo?
00:57:11 Everything.
00:57:13 I know you think I'm being foolish,
00:57:17 but I know Elsa.
00:57:19 We both know she'd be miserable in a zoo.
00:57:21 Don't you see?
00:57:23 She's been free too long.
00:57:25 I can't let her be caged for the rest of her life.
00:57:27 John, as a friend,
00:57:31 give us just a little more time.
00:57:33 Give us three months to try.
00:57:35 Please.
00:57:39 Please.
00:57:41 Please.
00:57:51 All right, my dear, I'll get you your three months.
00:57:55 But you're wasting your time.
00:57:57 Could I have another drink, please?
00:58:01 Yes, yes, of course.
00:58:03 Thank you.
00:58:05 Thank you.
00:58:07 If Elsa were to go wild,
00:58:11 it would have to be in another district.
00:58:13 And we were able to get permission
00:58:15 to take her to a reserve about 340 miles away,
00:58:17 where there was abundant game
00:58:19 and, best of all, many lions.
00:58:21 Whatever George's reservations were,
00:58:27 he did his best not to let me see them.
00:58:29 And I was grateful to him.
00:58:31 [music playing]
00:58:33 [music playing]
00:58:35 [music playing]
00:58:37 [music playing]
00:58:39 [music playing]
00:58:41 [music playing]
00:58:43 [music playing]
00:58:45 [music playing]
00:58:47 [music playing]
00:58:49 [Music playing]
00:59:17 Our plan was to spend the first week taking Elsa around the new country to get her used to it.
00:59:22 During the second week we intended to leave her overnight and to visit and if necessary feed her in the mornings.
00:59:29 Afterwards we intended to reduce her meals in the hope that this would encourage her to kill on her own or to join a wild lion.
00:59:37 Elsa, what are you doing? That is not good enough. Put that back.
00:59:42 On schedule the day came when we took her out to leave her overnight for the first time.
00:59:47 [Birds chirping]
00:59:54 Come on Elsa, up you get. Come on. Come on. Today's the day.
01:00:01 [Train sounds]
01:00:19 If that's what I think it is.
01:00:26 Thanks.
01:00:33 Crikey, what a bit of luck right off the bat.
01:00:37 Oh what a handsome fellow. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
01:00:47 This could solve everything. Do you believe in love at first sight?
01:00:51 I do now. I mean I hope so. Oh George pray.
01:00:55 I am.
01:01:02 [Lion growling]
01:01:26 So far so good. Why don't you get her down?
01:01:30 I think we should let her handle this.
01:01:33 [Lion growling]
01:01:51 All talk and no action. Beautiful dialogue though.
01:01:55 You're not funny George. I mean we should give her more time.
01:01:59 What do you mean? Smoke? No.
01:02:02 [Lion growling]
01:02:16 This could go on forever. I think you'd better get her down.
01:02:22 All right.
01:02:24 We can use a little more room ourselves.
01:02:31 [Lion growling]
01:02:45 Come on darling get down. Don't be afraid. I'm sure you'll like him.
01:02:51 Come on Elsa. Get down.
01:02:55 [Lion growling]
01:03:21 [Lion growling]
01:03:43 [Lion growling]
01:04:12 [Lion growling]
01:04:33 There's a name for girls like her.
01:04:37 All I can say is I'm glad you didn't behave like that.
01:04:51 [Lion growling]
01:05:19 [Lion growling]
01:05:23 I take it you want to try again.
01:05:26 Yes. I was just thinking if there's anything left of that kill and Elsa can get to it
01:05:32 and with a fresh scent of lions on it she just might get the general idea.
01:05:37 That's good thinking. I have a thought.
01:05:41 If we take the kill to that fellow back there and he gets to thinking she's a good provider
01:05:46 he might get the general idea too.
01:05:49 Right. Now it all depends on...
01:05:52 [Lion growling]
01:05:55 Unfortunately it turned out to be a large pride who thoroughly and unhurriedly enjoyed their family picnic.
01:06:02 It was several hours before we could get to the remains of the zebra
01:06:05 and take it and Elsa back to the young bachelor.
01:06:13 Luckily he had remained near his tree
01:06:16 but he was most annoyed by Elsa's ignorance of lion etiquette
01:06:19 which calls for the lioness to bring home the food
01:06:22 and then sit by until her lord and master has had his fill.
01:06:26 Poor Elsa of course didn't know that and was properly chastised.
01:06:31 [Lion growling]
01:06:42 [Lion snorting]
01:06:52 [Lion snorting]
01:07:04 [Birds chirping]
01:07:10 That evening we suffered all the agony of parents whose teenage daughter is out on her first date.
01:07:16 [Birds chirping]
01:07:28 We returned the next day only to find Elsa minus both the young lion and her food.
01:07:34 [Lion snorting]
01:07:52 She was so forlorn and so happy to see us that I felt guilty about the entire episode.
01:07:58 We took her back to camp.
01:08:03 We resumed basic training.
01:08:05 According to plan we'd cut down on her meals
01:08:08 hoping that hunger would encourage her to kill for food.
01:08:11 [Music]
01:08:36 [Music]
01:08:49 [Lion snorting]
01:08:53 But to Elsa stalking other animals was just a game that she never took seriously.
01:08:58 And she obviously enjoyed herself so much that it was difficult to be angry with her.
01:09:04 George continued to take her out every day without result.
01:09:10 Then one day she suddenly came upon a warthog.
01:09:13 [Music]
01:09:24 [Lion snorting]
01:09:33 [Music]
01:10:01 [Lion snorting]
01:10:08 [Music]
01:10:12 [Lion snorting]
01:10:18 [Music]
01:10:38 [Music]
01:10:52 But Elsa's inability to feed herself meant that George had to leave the reserve every day
01:10:57 and drive a very long distance to another area where the shooting of game was allowed.
01:11:03 [Birds chirping]
01:11:18 Tired?
01:11:19 Yes, I am a little.
01:11:23 Have a drink.
01:11:25 Yes.
01:11:26 [Birds chirping]
01:11:38 As the weeks sped by, we continued to leave her overnight as much as possible,
01:11:43 only to find her in the morning exactly where we'd left her, hungry and pathetically happy to see us.
01:11:51 Then one night, just before dawn...
01:11:56 [Lion snorting]
01:12:22 It was Elsa, and it was soon apparent that she'd had some kind of encounter with other lions,
01:12:27 or perhaps a leopard, and had not come off too well.
01:12:31 [Lion snorting]
01:12:43 [Lion snorting]
01:12:44 Oh, oh, sweet George.
01:12:50 I can't think how she managed to find us.
01:12:53 Yes, she does all the wrong things right.
01:12:57 Sorry.
01:12:58 [Lion snorting]
01:13:09 After that, she refused to venture out of camp.
01:13:12 [Lion snorting]
01:13:19 Yes.
01:13:21 Yes, it is, isn't it?
01:13:26 Have you any idea what time it is?
01:13:28 Oh, no, I left my watch in the tent.
01:13:30 No, I meant the time of year.
01:13:32 We've only two weeks left, and the rains will be on us soon.
01:13:37 Yes, I know.
01:13:39 I know.
01:13:40 I've been thinking.
01:13:42 We've got to take Elsa out again and leave her for at least a week,
01:13:46 and then we'll move camp so that she can't find us.
01:13:48 Make or break, is that it?
01:13:50 Yes, I'm afraid so.
01:13:54 Right.
01:13:57 You've missed out that pretty bit over there.
01:14:02 Oh, did I?
01:14:05 Yes.
01:14:11 [Helicopter whirring]
01:14:26 [Music]
01:14:32 [Lion snorting]
01:14:47 [Music]
01:15:07 [Helicopter whirring]
01:15:17 [Music]
01:15:25 [Thunder]
01:15:30 [Helicopter whirring]
01:15:38 [Thunder]
01:15:48 [Thunder]
01:15:59 [Thunder]
01:16:12 At last, both the week and the rains came to an end.
01:16:26 Elsa!
01:16:33 Elsa!
01:16:46 [Horse whinnying]
01:17:00 Well, let's try this.
01:17:03 [Gunshot]
01:17:05 [Gunshot]
01:17:07 [Gunshot]
01:17:13 [Music]
01:17:36 All my nightmares had come true.
01:17:42 Won't do.
01:17:44 Look, by now it's perfectly obvious she can't make it.
01:17:47 She can't fend for herself. She can't mix with her own kind.
01:17:49 She can't do anything a wild lion must do to survive.
01:17:52 We've...
01:17:54 You've done too good a job on her.
01:17:57 We made her tame, and it's too late to try to let her go wild now.
01:18:01 All we're doing is making her miserable, torturing her.
01:18:06 How can you be so cruel?
01:18:08 Do you think I enjoy it?
01:18:11 I don't know what goes on in that head of yours anymore.
01:18:14 You have this fixed idea.
01:18:16 What's wrong with her anyway?
01:18:18 Nothing, except that she won't be free.
01:18:20 And is freedom so important?
01:18:22 Yes.
01:18:24 Yes.
01:18:26 She was born free, and she has the right to live free.
01:18:29 Why don't we live in some nice, comfortable city, George?
01:18:32 Other people do.
01:18:34 But we've chosen to live out here because it represents freedom for us, because we can breathe here.
01:18:37 That's because we're fit for it.
01:18:39 Well, so can she be. She can, she can.
01:18:41 She'll be safe in the zoo.
01:18:43 Yes, safe, and fat and lazy and dull and stupid like some cow in a milking machine.
01:18:49 Joy.
01:18:51 Tell me the truth.
01:18:54 You just don't want to give her up.
01:18:56 What you're really hoping is that she can stay out here, wild but not too wild,
01:18:59 so that you can see her every now and then. That's it, isn't it?
01:19:03 It's not the whole truth, but I don't deny I'd like it.
01:19:07 It's impossible.
01:19:10 It can't happen.
01:19:12 Even if she should be able to go wild, which I very much doubt, that'll be the end.
01:19:16 You'd never see her again.
01:19:18 Then at least she'd be free.
01:19:20 At least she wouldn't be in a cage for the rest of her life.
01:19:22 And if she gets herself killed in the process...
01:19:26 I'd never forgive myself, I suppose.
01:19:48 Although at one time we were afraid she would die, Elsa did recover.
01:19:53 And when she did, she seemed somehow different.
01:19:58 Thanks to John, who was wonderfully kind, despite his reservations,
01:20:05 we were able to get an extension of time, as well as permission to take her to another area,
01:20:10 only 35 miles from where she was born, and where George could shoot wild game.
01:20:16 [music]
01:20:20 [music]
01:20:48 Now, as if she knew what was required of her, she started going out alone,
01:20:53 sometimes for days at a time, only returning when she was hungry.
01:20:58 Then one day, when we'd followed her into the bush, she caught sight of another warthog.
01:21:09 [music]
01:21:13 [music]
01:21:16 [warthog growling]
01:21:36 [warthog growling]
01:21:39 [warthog growling]
01:21:47 Well, there's no doubt at all whose kill that is.
01:21:50 Congratulations.
01:22:01 After that, she proved again and again that she could feed herself.
01:22:05 And so, when she came into season, we took her out for what became her most dangerous and final test.
01:22:13 [music]
01:22:25 [music]
01:22:28 [warthog growling]
01:22:54 [warthog growling]
01:22:57 [warthog growling]
01:23:11 [warthog growling]
01:23:19 [music]
01:23:22 [warthog growling]
01:23:35 [warthog growling]
01:23:47 [warthog growling]
01:23:50 [warthog growling]
01:23:58 [warthog growling]
01:24:03 [music]
01:24:16 [music]
01:24:19 [warthog growling]
01:24:32 Don't.
01:24:42 [warthog growling]
01:24:45 [warthog growling]
01:25:00 [warthog growling]
01:25:08 [music]
01:25:11 [warthog growling]
01:25:20 [warthog growling]
01:25:36 [music]
01:25:39 [warthog growling]
01:25:43 [warthog growling]
01:25:54 [warthog growling]
01:26:03 [music]
01:26:06 [warthog growling]
01:26:17 I'm sorry. I couldn't stand anymore.
01:26:23 [music]
01:26:27 [music]
01:26:30 It's all right. It's really all right.
01:26:43 She's done it. She's crossed the bridge.
01:26:47 She's wild now, free.
01:26:50 We should be very happy.
01:26:53 We should be very proud.
01:26:56 We've...
01:26:58 You've done something no one else has ever done,
01:27:01 and you should be very proud.
01:27:04 I am... of her.
01:27:08 Well, you might at least stop laughing.
01:27:11 [sobbing]
01:27:22 You're so beautiful, Alice.
01:27:25 I suppose we never see her again.
01:27:28 We will. We'll come back.
01:27:31 We'll come here as soon as our leave is over,
01:27:35 before we do anything else.
01:27:38 And we'll find out how she's been.
01:27:42 Thank you.
01:27:45 Thank you very much for everything.
01:27:48 [music]
01:27:51 [music]
01:27:54 [warthog growling]
01:28:01 We did go back.
01:28:16 We had only a week in which to find her.
01:28:20 We camped in the same spot and went to look for her every day,
01:28:24 hoping that we would see her
01:28:26 and wondering what she would be like if we did.
01:28:29 But we never found any trace of her.
01:28:32 Finally, it was our last day.
01:28:48 Wait. Let's try just once more.
01:28:52 [gunshot]
01:28:57 [birds chirping]
01:29:00 [gunshot]
01:29:05 [music]
01:29:13 [music]
01:29:16 [warthog growling]
01:29:41 Nothing.
01:29:43 We start back today.
01:29:46 [warthog growling]
01:29:54 [warthog squealing]
01:30:03 [warthog growling]
01:30:09 [music]
01:30:12 [warthog growling]
01:30:17 [warthog squealing]
01:30:23 [warthog squealing]
01:30:38 [warthog squealing]
01:30:41 [warthog growling]
01:30:44 [warthog squealing]
01:30:51 [warthog squealing]
01:30:54 [warthog squealing]
01:31:05 Elsa and her baby stayed with us all the afternoon,
01:31:08 and she made it quite clear that she was happy to be with us again.
01:31:12 [warthog squealing]
01:31:18 [warthog squealing]
01:31:22 [warthog squealing]
01:31:33 [warthog squealing]
01:31:36 [warthog squealing]
01:31:43 I was dying to pick them up and hold them,
01:31:49 as I had done with Elsa and her sisters.
01:31:52 But I knew that it would be wrong.
01:31:55 They were wild, and it was better now that they remain wild.
01:32:00 [music]
01:32:03 [warthog squealing]
01:32:06 [warthog growling]
01:32:10 A master's voice.
01:32:17 [warthog squealing]
01:32:20 Jumbo. Elsa.
01:32:23 [warthog squealing]
01:32:27 [warthog growling]
01:32:30 [warthog squealing]
01:32:37 [warthog squealing]
01:32:46 [warthog squealing]
01:32:54 [warthog growling]
01:32:57 [music]
01:33:03 We saw her many times again,
01:33:22 free and living free.
01:33:25 But to us, she was always the same,
01:33:28 our friend, Elsa.
01:33:31 Born free,
01:33:40 as free as the wind blows.
01:33:45 As free as the grass grows.
01:33:50 Born free to follow your heart.
01:33:55 Live free,
01:34:01 and beauty surrounds you.
01:34:06 The world still astounds you,
01:34:11 each time you look at a star.
01:34:19 Stay free,
01:34:22 where no walls divide you.
01:34:27 You're free as a roaring tide,
01:34:31 so there's no need to hide.
01:34:39 Born free,
01:34:42 and life is worth living.
01:34:47 But only worth living,
01:34:50 'cause you're born free.
01:35:01 [music]
01:35:04 you