To Walk with Lions (1999): Cast & Plot
To Walk with Lions is a 1999 adventure drama directed by Carl Schultz, starring Richard Harris as George Adamson, Ian Bannen and John Michie. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Carl Schultz
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Studio Eight Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is To Walk with Lions About?
The premise of To Walk with Lions without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Loosely based on the later years of Kenyan game warden George Adamson, the unofficial sequel to Born Free follows Adamson and his brother Terrence on their wildlife preserve. Drifter Tony Fitzjohn, newly hired, survives a near‑fatal lion encounter and, after caring for an orphaned cub, joins the brothers in battling poachers, soldiers and corrupt officials to protect the lions and the park.
To Walk with Lions Themes & Keywords
· 38 tags- africa
- young
- poacher
- kenya
- animal
- wildlife
- tribe
- shower
- bath
- male rear nudity
- rear nudity
- female nudity
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- sister in law
- servant
- murder of wife
- mauling
- husband wife relationship
- government corruption
- father son relationship
- elephant
- east africa
- brother brother relationship
- bandit
- anthropologist
- animatronic
- 1980s
- nature
- lioness
- lion cub
- safari
- lion
- anthropology
- animal rights
- nudity
- outdoor sex
- sex
- animal care
- independent film
To Walk with Lions Cast & Characters
Richard Harris leads the cast as George Adamson, with Ian Bannen as Terence Adamson and John Michie as Tony Fitzjohn. Directed by Carl Schultz; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Carl Schultz
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Richard Harris as George Adamson -
Ian Bannen as Terence Adamson - John Michie as Tony Fitzjohn
- Guy Williams as John Bell
Also Starring in To Walk with Lions
· 6 more- Geraldine Chaplin Victoria Anrecelli
- Honor Blackman Joy Adamson
- Kerry Fox Lucy Jackson
- Hugh Quarshie Maxwell
- Edward Kwach Doctor
- Tirus Gathwe Keya
To Walk with Lions Plot Summary
What happens in To Walk with Lions from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Tony Fitzjohn [John Michie] has just come to work on Kora, a lion preserve, for two elderly brothers, George Adamson [Richard Harris] and Terrence Adamson [Ian Bannen]. On his first day, Fitzjohn ignores George’s advice not to run and is nearly mauled, a reminder that the savagery of the wild can bite back in an instant. After a tense brush with danger, and a last‑minute decision to stay, a lion cub is brought in from a zoo for him to train and reintroduce into the wild, and this moment marks a turning point: he discovers his life’s true calling and a vocation that will demand every ounce of courage, patience, and perseverance.
Full summary
The whole story of To Walk with Lions, scene by scene
Cars in To Walk with Lions
20 cars on screen, including the 1975 Land-Rover 101 FC and the 1968 Land-Rover 109'' Series IIa.
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1975 Land-Rover 101 FC Important role -
1968 Land-Rover 109'' Series IIa Important role -
1968 Land-Rover 109'' Series IIa Pickup Important role -
1971 Land-Rover 109'' Series III Important role
To Walk with Lions Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “To walk with Lions - Jagd in Afrika” and “Strážce lvů”.
- Also known as
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- To walk with Lions - Jagd in Afrika
- Strážce lvů
- Un homme parmi les lions
- Caminando con leones
- Oroszlánok között
- 与狮为友
- Прогулка со львами
- Caminant amb els lleons
- 與獅同行
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To Walk with Lions FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of To Walk with Lions, each answered in a sentence.
How long is To Walk with Lions?
To Walk with Lions runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was To Walk with Lions released?
To Walk with Lions was released on June 4, 1999.
Who directed To Walk with Lions?
To Walk with Lions was directed by Carl Schultz.
More films by Carl Schultz Who is in the cast of To Walk with Lions?
To Walk with Lions stars Richard Harris as George Adamson, Ian Bannen as Terence Adamson and John Michie as Tony Fitzjohn, among 10 credited actors.
Does To Walk with Lions have a post-credit scene?
No. To Walk with Lions has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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