The film stars Bill Travers and Virgina McKenna as George and Joy Adamson.
A couple who raised Elsa the lioness to adulthood.
The film was produced by Open Road Films and Columbia Pictures.
However, Columbia's president Leo Jaffe insisted on veteran actors Cederick Hardwickle and Benita Hume to play Bill and Virginia Travers.
Hardwickel was 69 and Hume 59. Author Joy Adamson fought the studio's choice claiming the actors were much too old for the parts.
Hardwicle and Hume were both training with lions under the supervision of chief technical advisor George Adamson. When, on May 3rd, while rehearsing, Hardwickle was attacked by one of the young lions, a former mascot of the Scots Guards.
Virgina Hume ran to his rescue but was herself attacked by the other animals.
Both died within weeks of the incident.
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