''Lionheart'' is a 1968 children's adventure film directed by
Michael Forlong
Michael Forlong (1912–2000) was a New Zealand writer, producer and director. He worked for the New Zealand National Film Unit before moving to England.John O’Shea, ‘A Charmed Life: Fragments of Memory..and Extracts from Conversations’ in F ...
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The film is based on the novel ''Lionheart'' written by
Alexander Fullerton Alexander Fullerton (19242008) was a British author of naval and other fiction. Born in 1924 in Suffolk and brought up in France, he was a cadet during the years 1938–1941 at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth from the age of thirteen. He went t ...
in 1965.
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Synopsis
A young boy rescues and protects an escaped circus lion.
Cast
Production
Sponsored by the
Children's Film Foundation
The Children's Film Foundation (CFF) was a non-profit organisation which made films for children in the United Kingdom originally to be shown as part of childrens' Saturday morning matinée cinema programming. The films typically were about 55 ...
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The film was classified as "universal" suitable for audiences aged four years and over.
References
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1968 films
1960s British films
1960s English-language films
British children's adventure films
Children's Film Foundation
Films directed by Michael Forlong